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HOMOPHONES

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are homophones?
a)
Word that mean the same and are spelled the same
b)
Words that sound the same but have different meanings
c)
Words that look alike and sound alike
d)
Words that have different spellings and meanings
2.
a number of animals of one kind kept or living together
a)
heard
b)
herd
3.
to listen to; to gain knowledge of by hearing
a)
heard
b)
herd
4.
to stun especially by a blow
a)
daze
b)
days
5.
a specified time or period
a)
days
b)
daze
6.
plural form of foot
a)
feat
b)
feet
7.
a deed notable especially for courage; an act or product of skill, strength, or cleverness
a)
feet
b)
feat
8.
the top of a hill or mountain
a)
peak
b)
peek
9.
to look through a crack or hole or from a hiding place 
a)
peek
b)
peak
10.
to request by message to come
a)
sent
b)
scent
c)
cent
11.
a unit of value equal to 1/100 part of a basic unit of money (as in the U.S. and Canada 1/100 dollar)
a)
sent
b)
scent
c)
cent
12.
a particular and usually agreeable odor
a)
sent
b)
scent
c)
cent
13.
a person who works in a mine
a)
miner
b)
minor
14.
less in size, importance, or value; not having reached the age to have full civil rights
a)
miner
b)
minor
15.
 to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something 
a)
wait
b)
weight
16.
a heavy object (as a metal ball) used in athletic exercises and contests
a)
wait
b)
weight
17.
a part (as of a shoe) that covers or supports the human heel; the back part of the human foot behind the arch and below the ankle
a)
heel
b)
heal
18.
to make or become healthy or whole
a)
heal
b)
heel
19.
proud of one's looks or abilities 
a)
vain
b)
vein
c)
vane
20.
one of the blood vessels that carry blood from the capillaries back to the heart
a)
vein
b)
vain
c)
vane
21.
a movable device attached to something high to show which way the wind is blowing
a)
vein
b)
vain
c)
vane
22.
 the head or director of a school 
a)
principal
b)
principle
23.
a general or basic truth on which other truths or theories can be based; a rule of conduct 
a)
principle
b)
principal
24.
What does auto mean?
a)
star
b)
to hear or to listen
c)
self
25.
a person's signature written by hand 
a)
automobile
b)
autograph
c)
autobiography
d)
automatic
26.
a road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor and able to carry a small number of people.
a)
autograph
b)
autobiography
c)
automobile
d)
automatic
27.
an account of a person's life written by that person.
a)
autograph
b)
autobiography
c)
automobile
d)
automatic
28.
having devices or mechanisms (as timers) that permit operation without help from a person 
a)
autobiography
b)
automatic
c)
autograph
d)
automobile