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Homophones and Homographs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct homophone to complete each sentence: Speak up! I can’t __________you.

a)

here

b)

hear

2.

Choose the correct homophone to complete each sentence:

She couldn’t decide__________ she wanted an apple or a banana.

a)

whether

b)

weather

3.

I love the __________of freshly baked cookies.

a)

sent

b)

scent

4.

Andrew felt a sense of ____________________ and calm, as he listened to the sound of the ocean

a)

peace

b)

piece

5.

Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, and may be pronounced differently. choose the correct homograph for each clue.


When a broadcast is made as it is happening, or the opposite of dead.

a)

live

b)

dead

c)

online

d)

alive

6.

Read the sentence below and choose the homograph that best fits both sentences.


The edge of the river, or a place where you store your money.

a)

Piggy

b)

Bank

c)

Edge

7.

Read the definitions below and type down the homograph that best fits both sentences.


A type of tree that grows in warm climates OR a part of you hand.

(a)  

8.

Read the definitions below and type down the homograph that best fits both sentences.


To be a short distance away OR to cover an opening

(a)  

9.

Use context clues to complete each sentence with the correct homophone:

The taxi ________________ will increase by one dollar next month.

a)

fair

b)

fare

10.

Use context clues to complete each sentence with the correct homophone.


Mike’s grandmother carefully walked to the second floor, one _________________ at a time.

a)

stair

b)

stare

11.

Find the homophone of Sea

a)

sick

b)

sing

c)

sit

d)

see

12.

Find the homophone of by

a)

buy

b)

vain

c)

bee

d)

both

13.

Find the homophone of ate

a)

ice

b)

eight

c)

chair

d)

mate

14.

Find the homophone of knew

a)

nice

b)

near

c)

now

d)

new

15.

Find the homophone of red

a)

read

b)

speak

c)

clean

d)

rose

16.

True or false: Homophones are words that sound the same but they have different meanings and are usually spelled differently.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or false:

Homographs are words that sound the same but they have different meanings and are usually spelled differently like see-sea

a)

True

b)

False

18.

peace or piece are good examples of:

a)

Homographs

b)

Homophones

19.

knot or not are good examples of:

a)

Homographs

b)

Homophones

20.

true or false:

Homographs are words that look the same but have more than one meaning, and sometimes more than one pronunciation. For example, there is an animal called a “bat”, and there is also a “bat” that baseball players use to hit the ball.

a)

True

b)

False