HOMONYMS - ESL worksheet by chiconattuu - Free Printable

Task Overview:

The task involves filling in the blanks with words that are homonyms (words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings). The pronunciation guides are provided for each question, and you need to choose the correct word based on the context.

Solution:

#### 1. `[heɪl]`
- A: It's _______ ing outside.
- Answer: Hailing
- Explanation: "Hailing" refers to heavy rain or snow falling from the sky.
- B: Who is that _______ man jogging in it?
- Answer: Heel
- Explanation: Refers to the back part of a shoe or foot.

#### 2. `[njuː]`
- A: I _______ that he bought a _______ car.
- Answer: New / new
- Explanation: Both instances use the word "new," which means recently made or acquired.

#### 3. `[wʊd]`
- A: What _______ you like to make the chair out of?
- Answer: Would
- Explanation: Refers to asking about preference or desire.
- B: Well, out of _______, I think.
- Answer: Wood
- Explanation: Refers to the material used to make furniture.

#### 4. `[raɪt]`
- A: Do you use your _______ hand when you _______?
- Answer: Right / write
- Explanation: "Right" refers to the hand, and "write" is the action of putting words on paper.
- B: No, I'm a left-handed person.
- Explanation: Confirms the context of using hands.

#### 5. `[hɪə]`
- A: I saw a fashionable _______ the other day.
- Answer: Hear
- Explanation: Refers to perceiving sound.
- B: Oh, did it have a flower in its _______!
- Answer: Hair
- Explanation: Refers to the hair on a person's head.

#### 6. `[eɪt]`
- A: Oh, dear! Did you eat _______ eggs this morning?
- Answer: Eight
- Explanation: Refers to the number.
- B: No, I _______ nine.
- Answer: Ate
- Explanation: Past tense of "eat."

#### 7. `[rɛd]`
- A: A: I like the story about the little girl with a _______ hood.
- Answer: Red
- Explanation: Refers to the color.
- B: Me too, I _______ it last week.
- Answer: Read
- Explanation: Refers to the action of reading a book.

#### 8. `[beə]`
- A: Mom, the _______ s are always _______ foot?
- Answer: Bears / bare
- Explanation: "Bears" refers to animals, and "bare" means without clothing.

#### 9. `[wʌn]`
- A: How many times have they won the championship?
- Answer: Won
- Explanation: Refers to achieving victory.
- B: They _______ it only the _______ time.
- Answer: Won / one
- Explanation: "Won" refers to victory, and "one" is the number.

#### 10. `[meɪl]`
- A: Who is that _______ from?
- Answer: Mail
- Explanation: Refers to letters or packages delivered.
- B: A _______, but I don't know him at all.
- Answer: Male
- Explanation: Refers to gender.

#### 11. `[pleɪn]`
- A: The view from the _______ was fantastic.
- Answer: Plane
- Explanation: Refers to an aircraft.
- B: So did you fly over the famous _______ in Ohio?
- Answer: Plain
- Explanation: Refers to a flat land area.

#### 12. `[bluː]`
- A: He _______ the chance for a new contract.
- Answer: Blue
- Explanation: Refers to feeling sad or disappointed.
- B: So that's why he was so _______ yesterday.
- Answer: Blue
- Explanation: Continues the context of sadness.

#### 13. `[siː]**
- A: Listen, I'm going to the _______ with my boyfriend tomorrow!
- Answer: See
- Explanation: Refers to visiting or meeting someone.
- B: I _______. So what!
- Answer: See
- Explanation: Refers to understanding or agreeing.

#### 14. `[raʊd]`
- A: We often _______ bikes when we were kids.
- Answer: Rode
- Explanation: Past tense of "ride."
- B: Yah, you often fell down on the _______.
- Answer: Road
- Explanation: Refers to the path where bicycles are ridden.

#### 15. `[seɪl]`
- A: Where can I find a _______ boat for _______?
- Answer: Sail / sale
- Explanation: "Sail" refers to a type of boat, and "sale" refers to buying or selling.

#### 16. `[flaʊə]`
- A: She can make _______ s from _______.
- Answer: Flowers / flowers
- Explanation: Both instances refer to plants with petals.

#### 17. `[aɪ]**
- A: _______ like a woman who has beautiful _______.
- Answer: Eye / eyes
- Explanation: "Eye" is singular, and "eyes" is plural, referring to the organs of sight.

#### 18. `[tʃɪp]`
- A: I think he bought a _______ trumpet.
- Answer: Chip
- Explanation: Refers to a small piece or fragment.
- B: It sounds like a chick _______ ing.
- Answer: Chirping
- Explanation: Refers to the sound a chick makes.

#### 19. `[tuː]**
- A: I want two tickets to Tulsa.
- Answer: Too
- Explanation: Refers to also or in addition.
- B: I want _______ tickets _______ Tulsa, _______.
- Answer: Two / to / too
- Explanation: "Two" is the number, "to" indicates direction, and "too" means also.

#### 20. `Make your own sentence.`
- Example Sentence: The wind was howling, and the leaves were _______ ing everywhere.
- Answer: Blowing
- Explanation: Homonym of "blew" (past tense of "blow").

Final Answer:

```
1. Hailing / Heel
2. New / new
3. Would / wood
4. Right / write
5. Hear / hair
6. Eight / Ate
7. Red / Read
8. Bears / bare
9. Won / one
10. Mail / Male
11. Plane / Plain
12. Blue / Blue
13. See / See
14. Rode / Road
15. Sail / sale
16. Flowers / flowers
17. Eye / eyes
18. Chip / Chirping
19. Two / to / too
20. Blowing
```

Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{
1. Hailing / Heel \\
2. New / new \\
3. Would / wood \\
4. Right / write \\
5. Hear / hair \\
6. Eight / Ate \\
7. Red / Read \\
8. Bears / bare \\
9. Won / one \\
10. Mail / Male \\
11. Plane / Plain \\
12. Blue / Blue \\
13. See / See \\
14. Rode / Road \\
15. Sail / sale \\
16. Flowers / flowers \\
17. Eye / eyes \\
18. Chip / Chirping \\
19. Two / to / too \\
20. Blowing
}