WorksheetsHomophones and Homographs
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
___________ excited that it is ________ turn to ride the roller coaster
They're, their
They're, there
Their, there
There, their
The dog wagged ___ tail.
it's
its
The dog wagged its ____.
tale
tail
She had to _____ dinner when _______ was served.
desert, desert
desert, dessert
dessert, dessert
The ____ laid a ___ smelling egg.
foul, fowl
fowl, foul
fowl, fowl
foul, foul
Choose which sentences is the animal version of the homonym 'bat.'
The athlete made sure to pack his bat and glove.
The bat uses echolocation to track its prey.
Susan waited for her turn at bat.
My cat can bat a fly from the sky.
The ____ ____ the beds throughout the manor.
made, made
maid, maid
maid, made
made, maid
They wanted to ____ environmental awareness and encouraged others to use solar panels to catch the sun's ______.
raze, raise
raise, raze
raise, rays
rays, raise
The ____ golfers helped each other search ___ their golf balls.
four, fore
fore, four
four, for
for, fore
Which sentence uses the version of sight/site/cite that refers to vision.
They were surprised that the site still had artifacts.
Squinting into the sun strained their eye sight.
The historians made sure to cite each other in their research papers.
Any could be chosen since they all sound the same.
Which version uses refuse as waste?
They disliked the smell of refuse that wafted their way from the dump.
She got in trouble because she chose to refuse her parents' directions.
I refuse to answer this question because it smells fishy.
I was ____ foot when running away from the ____.
bare, bear
bare, bare
bear, bear
bear, bare
Which sentence uses the contraction for it is (it's) correctly?
The dog chased it's tail.
The dog was surprised when it's owner came home early.
I was surprised by the dog's energy. It's always bouncing off the walls.
The dog's paw is hurt. It's paw appears to be cut.
Which sentence uses trunk as in the part of an automobile?
When picking me up, my mom told me to toss my bag in the trunk.
The zoologist examined the elephant's trunk.
The trunk of Redwoods are known for their girth.
Any since trunk is always spelled the same.
_______ of those ______ costumes do you think would fit me?
Witch, which
Which, witch
Witch, witch
Which, which
You'll find the glue and scissors over ______.
there
their
they're
any of the options, they all sound the same
Does your cat play with ___ toys
either, they both sound the same
it's
its
I know you want to lose some inches from your _____, but you're still not allowed to _______ food.
waste, waste
waist, waste
waste, waist
waist, waist
You should try to ______ the habit of stepping on the _____ so much.
break, brake
brake, break
break, break
brake, brake
When the _____ of cattle ______ all the noise, it stated running.
heard, heard
herd, herd
heard, herd
herd, heard
