2. What is a Homophone?
Homophones are words that sound that same,
are spelled differently and have different
meanings
The bear was not bare at all, he wore
his pajamas and slippers to the ball.
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3. Hare and Hair
Did you see the hair on
A brown hare sat in the that guy?
flower bed.
4. See and Sea
With her eyes The tiny boat bobbed on
covered, the the waves of the sea.
monkey was was
unable to see.
5. Sail and Sale
A sail boat uses wind as a There was a sale on
source of power. fruit today at the
market.
6. Break and Brake
The boy had a break in If you do not use your
his leg from the fall. brake you will crash.
7. Flower and Flour
On the windowsill sat Into the recipe went
potted of flower. flour, sugar and eggs.
8. Missed and Mist
He missed the ball.
From the watering can
came a gentle mist.
9. Ant and Aunt
The only uninvited guest at
the party was a My aunt and uncle took me
nasty red ant. to the park for a picnic.
10. Ate and Eight
Popeye ate spinach to There are eight puppies
make himself strong. for sale.
11. Which one is it?
• Directions:
Choose a homophone pair that match the homophones missing in the sentence. Record THE NUMBER you
select on the line provided and check yourself using the answer key at the end of the book.
a. ___ Please put the ___________on the windowsill and then put the ________ on the table
so that we can make the bread.
b. ___ In Mrs. Smiths’ ___________ in meteorology, we learned to tract the __________ of a
storm.
c. ___ As I walked along the shoreline, I __________ the _________ that I usually feel in
the early morning coming off of the ocean.
d. ___ I took a ___________ in woodshop that taught all about the different sandpapers and
how the ___________ paper can smooth rough spots on wood.
e. ___ She received a letter ________ from Florida explaining money was needed as her
daughter had not one ________ left to pay her fare home.
f. ___ __________ direct from Egypt she received a bottle of the most beautiful, sweet,
________ she had ever smelt.
g. ___ After ____________ she was unable to stop completely resulting in her hitting the
fence and ______________ the gate.
h. ___ Did you ______ the huge cruise ship out on the _______?
i. ___ The ___________ on the _____________ was a mix of brown, black and tan.
j. ___ He waited until the end of the summer to find a __________ on a new ______ for his
boat.
k. ___ My _________ was not happy with the nasty ______ that came to the picnic.
WORD BANK
1, COURSE, COARSE 2. SEE, SEA 3. MISSED, MIST 4. BRAKING, BREAKING 5. SCENT, SENT
6. SENT, SCENT 7. SEA, SEE 8. AUNT, ANT 9. SENT, CENT 10. HARE, HAIR
11. SALE, SAIL 12. HAIR, HARE 13. FLOWER, FLOUR 14. COURSE, COURSE
12. Answer key to Activity
Sheet
a. 13
b. 14
c. 3
d. 1
e. 9
f. 6
g. 4
h. 2
i. 12
j. 11
k. 8
