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Homophones Part 1 (A)

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Work hard and don't waste time" is a very good ________.

a)

principle

b)

principal

2.

My mom's best friend is a _____________.

a)

principle

b)

principal

3.

I am very impatient, so I don't like to _________.

a)

wait

b)

weight

4.

My ____________ has increased again. I'm so fat now.

a)

wait

b)

weight

5.
Andre ________ Max a card in the mail.
a)
cent
b)
sent
c)
scent
6.
I can't believe Jose sold that Pokemon card for one ________!
a)
cent
b)
sent
c)
scent
7.
Pumpkin spice is my favorite _______.
a)
cent
b)
sent
c)
scent
8.
What is a homophone?
a)
Words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meaning.
b)
Words that look alike and have the same meaning
c)
Words that have the same meaning.
d)
Words that rhyme.
9.
Choose the correct homophone in the sentence.
What is that terrible ______?
a)
cent
b)
scent
10.

An elephant’s ________ is about two thousand pounds.

a)

wait

b)

weight

11.

I _________ that Ellie got a new puppy.

a)

heard

b)

herd

12.

It was difficult to get the ________ of cows into the barn.

a)

heard

b)

herd

13.

There are only two ______ until the school picnic.

a)

days

b)

daze

14.

The contest winner was in a______ when he heard the news.

a)

days

b)

daze

15.

Pikes _______ is a famous mountain in the United States

a)

Peak

b)

Peek

16.

Try not to __________ at your presents before the party.

a)

peak

b)

peek

17.

Who________ me this birthday card?

a)

sent

b)

cent

c)

scent

18.

I need one more ________ to buy the book.

a)

sent

b)

cent

c)

scent

19.

The sweet ______ of the flowers floated through the meadow.

a)

sent

b)

cent

c)

scent

20.

The ballerina was very light on her _______.

a)

feet

b)

feat

21.

Swimming across the ocean is an amazing _______.

a)

feet

b)

feat

22.

The actress seemed ______ when she bragged about her movie.

a)

vain

b)

vane

c)

vein

23.

There is an old weather ______ on the barn roof

a)

vain

b)

vane

c)

vein

24.

The leaf had a _______ down the center of it.

a)

vain

b)

vane

c)

vein

25.

The job of a ________ is a dangerous one.

a)

miner

b)

minor

26.

A child is a________ until the age of 18.

a)

miner

b)

minor

27.

In the 1970s, kids could buy a piece of gum for only one___________.

a)

scent

b)

sent

c)

cent

28.

The ____________ of summer jasmine blew in through the window. It smelled so sweet and reminded me of my grandparents.

a)

sent

b)

scent

c)

cent

29.

A bill was ______________ out every month on the 10th.

a)

scent

b)

sent

c)

cent

30.

What change should be made?

I herd what you said!

a)

No change.

b)

Change herd to heard.

31.

Have you _______ the tale of the boy who cried wolf?

a)

heard

b)

herd

32.

We have to ________ in line to get our tickets.

a)

weight

b)

wait

33.

_____ your arms over your head.

a)

Raise

b)

Raze

c)

Rays

34.

The pirates began to _____ the city in order to find the treasure.

a)

raze

b)

raise

c)

rays

35.

The sun's _____ were very hot and bright.

a)

rays

b)

raise

c)

raze

36.

He was _____ about his looks.

a)

vain

b)

vein

c)

vane

37.

My _____ were burning from the hot sand on the beach.

a)

feet

b)

feat

38.

The doctor said the cast would help my arm _____ from the break.

a)

heal

b)

heel

c)

hill

39.

We _____ for the bus each morning.

a)

wait

b)

weight

40.

John stood on the scale so the nurse could check his _____.

a)

weight

b)

wait

41.

I _____ a card to my grandmother on Christmas.

a)

sent

b)

scent

c)

cent

42.

A penny is worth one _____.

a)

cent

b)

scent

c)

sent

43.

The candle has a very strong _____.

a)

scent

b)

cent

c)

sent

44.

The _____ had to wear a hard hat for safety.

a)

miner

b)

minor

45.

The rain caused a _____ delay in the baseball game.

a)

minor

b)

miner