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WorksheetsGrammar: Homophones and Homographs
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Choose the correct homophone for this sentence: Please don't drop and ____________________ that bottle of hand sanitizer!
brake
break
Choose the correct homophone to complete each sentence: Speak up! I can’t __________you.
here
hear
Use context clues to complete each sentence with the correct homophone:
The taxi ________________ will increase by one dollar next month.
fair
fare
knot or not are good examples of:
Homographs
Homophones
(Their/There/They're) home was so beautifully decorated.
True or False: Is the correct homophone(s) used in the sentence below?
I bought a pear of shoes yesterday.
Choose the correct homophone to complete each sentence:
She couldn’t decide__________ she wanted an apple or a banana.
whether
weather
What is a homograph?
are words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings and sometimes different pronunciations.
are words that are spelled the same, have the same pronunciations, and mean the same thing
are words that sound the same
What is NOT an example of a homograph?
does, does
wind, wind
live, live
or, oar
My new shoes gave me a blister on my right ________.
heal
heel
The roll was good with butter.
A type of bread
to turn over and over
Park the car in the garage.
To put something in a spot
An area for playing
Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word.
The wind is blowing hard.
turn the stem (rhymes with find)
moving air (rhymes with pinned)
Glass containers have been __________ on the beach.
band
banned
The teacher asked us to identify the rock as igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary.
a stone made of mineral matter
to move or sway from side to side
He was so angry that he began to tear up the papers he received in the mail.
to pull apart by force
a drop of water coming from the eye
There were so many dirty dishes in the sink I thought I would never finish washing them.
to move down lower, especially under water
a basin connected to a water supply
The words see and sea are examples of
Homographs
Homophones
Does the underlined words in the sentences have the same pronunciation?
a) Don't lie to me!
b) I'm going to lie down.
Same pronunciation
Different pronunciation
Which two are examples of homphones?
Weather
waffle
Whether:
waffle
Homophones are words that: sound alike, have same meaning but different spelling.
True
False
