Let's solve this
"Context Clues: Homophones" worksheet step by step. The goal is to:
1. Fill in the blank with the correct word.
2. Circle the correct spelling (the homophone that fits the context).
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1. After school I check to see if any ________ has been delivered.
- Options:
male / mail
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Context: "delivered" suggests something sent through the postal system.
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Correct answer:
mail
✔ *Circle: mail*
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2. _______ love toasted cheese sandwiches.
- Options:
I / eye
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Context: "love" is a verb, so we need a subject. "I" is a pronoun and can be the subject. "Eye" is a body part and doesn't make sense here.
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Correct answer:
I
✔ *Circle: I*
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3. The baby bird ________ out of its nest.
- Options:
flu / flew
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Context: "out of its nest" implies movement. "Flew" is the past tense of "fly," which makes sense for a bird. "Flu" is an illness and doesn't fit.
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Correct answer:
flew
✔ *Circle: flew*
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4. The little boy ________ all his letters and numbers.
- Options:
knew / new
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Context: The boy has knowledge of letters and numbers. "Knew" means he knew them (past tense). "New" means recently made or not old — doesn't fit.
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Correct answer:
knew
✔ *Circle: knew*
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5. My grandpa tells great ________ from his adventures at sea.
- Options:
tails / tales
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Context: "adventures at sea" suggest stories. "Tales" means stories. "Tails" are parts of animals — doesn’t fit.
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Correct answer:
tales
✔ *Circle: tales*
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6. We need to ________ our old car.
- Options:
cell / sell
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Context: "our old car" — we probably want to get rid of it by exchanging it for money. "Sell" means to exchange for money. "Cell" is a room or unit (like a jail cell) — doesn’t fit.
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Correct answer:
sell
✔ *Circle: sell*
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7. ______ teacher is the best in the whole school.
- Options:
our / hour
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Context: "teacher" needs a possessive pronoun. "Our" means belonging to us. "Hour" is a time period — doesn’t make sense.
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Correct answer:
our
✔ *Circle: our*
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8. We are raising money ________ our school.
- Options:
for / four
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Context: "raising money" for a purpose. "For" shows purpose. "Four" is a number — doesn’t fit.
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Correct answer:
for
✔ *Circle: for*
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
mail
2.
I
3.
flew
4.
knew
5.
tales
6.
sell
7.
our
8.
for
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🔍 Explanation Summary:
This worksheet focuses on
homophones — words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Using
context clues (the surrounding words and sentence meaning), we determine which word fits logically.
For example:
- “delivered” →
mail, not *male* (a gender).
- “tells great…” →
tales, not *tails* (stories vs. animal parts).
- “raising money…” →
for, not *four* (purpose vs. number).
By analyzing the sentence meaning, you can pick the right homophone!
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of context clues worksheets 4th grade.
