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Homophones, Homographs & Vivid Words

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name

Class

Date

To/Too/Two

I wanted to go (1) the store and my mom said that she was coming (2), but the last time she came, it took (3) hours to finish shopping!

Which form of To/Too/Two should be used for (1)?

Too

Two

I don't think ________ a bad influence on me; I make my own bad choices.

you're

your

A homophone is __________.

Words that sound the same but mean different things.

Words that sound the same and mean the same thing.

Words that are combined with an apostrophe.

The candle filled the _____ with a delicious scent.

air

heir

I drove _______ the tunnel.

through

three

threw

Molly wants to go to _____ house for dinner, but they don't like her, so _____ going to say no.

their, they're

there, they're

their, there

there, there

We won a $1,000 ________!

check

cheque

For example, a pencil is not really made with _____.

lead

led

Repeating these ideas has _____ people to believe them.

lead

led

10.

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word.

The soldier received a wound in the battle.

an injury (rhymes with moon)

tied around (rhymes with pound)

11.

What is a homograph?

a noun

a word that is spelled differently

a word that means the same as another

a word that has the same spelling but different meanings

12.

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word.

The wind is blowing hard.

turn the stem (rhymes with find)

moving air (rhymes with pinned)

13.

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word.

All the students are present today.

here (rhymes with pleasant)

give (rhymes with resent)

14.

Choose the correct homophone for this sentence: JJ was standing ____________________ in line.

fourth

forth

15.

Choose the correct homophone for this sentence: Please don't drop and ____________________ that bottle of hand sanitizer!

brake

break

16.

What does "vivid" mean?

Clear, specific

Vague

Dog

Angry

17.

Which words are vivid in this sentence?

A tall girl with long hair, black shoes, and pink sweater said "Hi" to you.

tall, long, black, pink

girl, shoes, hair, sweater

Which, are, in, and

18.

What can vivid language show?

What someone is doing (action)

What someone or something looks like (appearance)

What things sound like

What things smell like

none of these

19.

Which is NOT an example of vivid language?

I ate a sandwich

I smashed on a juicy Big Mac from McDonalds this morning.

I ate a spicy chicken sandwich this morning

20.

Choose the answer that makes this sentence MOST vivid:

I woke up in the morning and saw the trees.

I woke up early in the cold morning air, glancing at the trees with pink blossoms.

I woke up in the morning and saw pink trees.

I woke up in the morning and saw the trees.

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Homophones, Homographs & Vivid Words

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

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