Let's solve this homophone worksheet step by step. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. We need to choose the correct homophone for each sentence.
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1. The grizzly ______ climbed the tree.
It’s hard to swat a fly with your ______ hand.
- Options:
bear / bare
- "Grizzly bear" is an animal, so we use
bear.
- "Bare hand" means without gloves — "bare" means uncovered or naked.
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✔ Answer: bear, bare
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2. My favourite fruit is a ______.
I bought a new ______ of shoes.
- Options:
pair / pear
- A
pear is a fruit.
- A
pair of shoes refers to two shoes together.
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✔ Answer: pear, pair
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3. The ______ pot fell on the floor and broke.
Bread is made from ______, water and yeast.
- Options:
flour / flower
- A
flower pot holds plants — so it makes sense.
- Bread is made from
flour, not flowers.
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✔ Answer: flower, flour
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4. There were seven ______ grazing in the pasture.
My sister is very ______ to me.
- Options:
deer / dear
- Seven
deer (plural of deer) grazing — animals.
- "Very
dear to me" means loved or precious.
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✔ Answer: deer, dear
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5. The ______ is hidden behind the clouds.
Mary bought her ______ a camera for his birthday.
- Options:
sun / son
- The
sun is hidden behind clouds — makes sense.
- "Her
son" — she gave a gift to her child.
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✔ Answer: sun, son
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6. I wash my ______ three times a week.
A ______ less than one year old is called a leveret.
- Options:
hare / hair
- Wash your
hair — personal hygiene.
- A
hare is an animal; a young hare is called a leveret.
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✔ Answer: hair, hare
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7. For the next three ______ the school will be closed.
When I first got to New York, I was in a ______.
- Options:
days / daze
- Three
days — time period.
- "In a
daze" means confused or stunned — common phrase.
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✔ Answer: days, daze
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8. The ______ looks calm and smooth.
I can ______ a ship in the distance.
- Options:
see / sea
- The
sea is calm and smooth — body of water.
- "I can
see a ship" — verb meaning to look at.
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✔ Answer: sea, see
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✔ Final Answers:
1. bear, bare
2. pear, pair
3. flower, flour
4. deer, dear
5. sun, son
6. hair, hare
7. days, daze
8. sea, see
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This worksheet helps students understand how homophones can change the meaning of a sentence depending on context. Always read the full sentence carefully!
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