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homonyms

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The patient sat in the waiting room at the doctor's office.

a)

a sick person

b)

able to wait calmly

2.

I was very patient waiting my turn in line.

a)

a sick person

b)

able to wait calmly

3.

The athlete is fit and trim.

a)

display anger

b)

healthy

4.

A turtle sat on a log in the pond.

a)

section of a limb

b)

journal or record

5.

The ship's log must be filled out by Stan.

a)

section of a limb

b)

journal or record

6.

Bobby said he saw you in town today.

a)

toothed cutting tool

b)

past tense of see

7.

He used a chain saw to cut down a tree.

a)

toothed cutting tool

b)

past tense of see

8.

Liz always writes with a purple pen.

a)

writing instrument

b)

confinement for animals

9.

Dad bought post and wire to build a pen.

a)

a writing instrument

b)

confinement for animals

10.
The duck's bill got caught in the fishing hook.
a)
Money owed to someone
b)
A beak
11.

I ate ______ pieces of Toblerone last night and forgot to brush my teeth.

a)

Ate

b)

Eight

c)

Ait

12.

For ______ vacation, we plan to visit kansas this summer.

a)

Our

b)

Hour

13.

A homophone for "meet" is _____ .

a)

greet

b)

meek

c)

meat

d)

mean

14.

You can make cookies taste good _____ using fresh butter, whole wheat and natural sugar.

a)

bye

b)

by

c)

buy

15.

This week's _______ will be gloomy according to the forecast.

a)

wether

b)

whether

c)

weather

16.

A homophone for "pair" is _______

a)

pear

b)

peer

c)

pier

17.

The children went ______ the store.

a)

too

b)

to

c)

two

18.

The man took his ______ to go fishing.

a)

Sun

b)

sun

c)

Son

d)

son

19.

Have you heard the _______ of Snow White?

a)

tail

b)

tael

c)

Tael

d)

tale

20.

The family took _______ vacation in Cuba this year.

a)

their

b)

they're

c)

dare

d)

there

21.

It is fun to jump in the puddles when it ______ .

a)

reign

b)

rain

c)

rein

22.

The dessert was a sliced of fruit ______ on a swirl of chocolate.

a)

peer

b)

pare

c)

pair

d)

pear

23.

The man enjoyed riding his bike down the narrow ______ .

a)

rode

b)

road

c)

read

24.

Isn't this ____ phone? Keep it in _____ bag.

a)

You're

b)

Your

c)

your

d)

you're

25.

Which of the four pairs can have the same spelling but (same/) different sounds? Hint: ____ aph & _____ nym

a)

Homonym and Homophone

b)

Homograph and Heteronym

c)

Homophone and Homograph

d)

Homonym and Heteronym

26.
a)

male

b)

mail

27.
a)

dear

b)

deer

28.
a)

ate

b)

eight

29.
a)

sun

b)

son

30.
a)

meat

b)

meet

31.

My _____ bought me a new bike.

a)

ant

b)

aunt

32.

Winnie the Pooh is a friendly ____.

a)

bear

b)

bare

33.

I _____ a thank you letter for the frontliners.

a)

right

b)

write

34.

My ____ is shiny and smooth.

a)

hare

b)

hair

35.

Granny's favorite ______ is rose.

a)

flower

b)

flour

36.

Choose the correct homonym word that goes with the picture

a)

see

b)

sea

37.

Choose the correct homonym word that goes with the picture

a)

scent

b)

cent

38.

Choose the correct homonym word that goes with the picture

a)

night

b)

knight

39.

Choose the correct homonym word that goes with the picture

a)

Rows

b)

Rose

40.

Choose the correct homonym word that goes with the picture

a)

Boar

b)

bore

41.

Choose the correct homonym word that goes with the picture

a)

hair

b)

hare

42.

I will eat the ripe, yellow __________.

a)

pair

b)

pare

c)

pear

43.

Please put your shoes over _______________.

a)

their

b)

there

c)

dare

44.

______________ your name at the top of this page.

a)

Write

b)

Right

c)

Rite

45.

I _______________ the correct anwer.

a)

no

b)

know

46.

Choose the correct homonym word that goes with the picture

a)

Inn

b)

In

47.

Choose the correct homonym word that goes with the picture

a)

buy

b)

bye

48.

Choose the correct homonym word that goes with the picture

a)

eight

b)

eat

c)

it

49.

Choose the correct homonym word that goes with the picture

a)

sale

b)

seal

c)

sail

50.

My uncle's _____________ is my cousin.

a)

son

b)

sun

51.

Choose the correct answer.


You have to teach him that getting _______ is not a good thing.

a)

Wreak

b)

Reek

52.

Choose the correct answer.


This is not ____ a meal you can eat.

a)

Soul

b)

Sole

53.

Choose the correct answer.


We started to investigate the ____ of this language.

a)

Route

b)

Root

54.

Choose the correct answer.


Today we bought a small carpet for the _____.

a)

Aisle

b)

Isle

55.

Choose the correct answer.


All of our pots that we use in the kitchen are ____.

a)

Steal

b)

Steel

56.

Choose the correct word for the given meaning.


When used a noun, it could be a winged, nocturnal animal or a piece of sporting equipment used in baseball.

a)

Bass

b)

Bat

57.

Choose the correct word for the given meaning.


When used as an adjective, it means small, but when used as a verb, it means to make something smaller. It can also be used as a noun when talking about a small case for makeup.

a)

Compact

b)

Case

58.

Choose the correct word for the given meaning.


Could mean to lay down and to tell something untruthful.

a)

Lie

b)

Lye

59.

Choose the correct word for the given meaning.


Could be verb that means to guide someone or something, while the noun version of the word pertains to the metal.

a)

Direct

b)

Lead

60.

Choose the correct word for the given meaning.


As a noun, it is a reduction in price and can also be used as a synonym to “on sale”. But when used as a verb, the word means to underestimate someone or something and give them no value.

a)

Discount

b)

Fine