Let’s go through each sentence one by one. We need to pick the correct word that fits the meaning of the sentence. These are homonyms — words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings.
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1. I love the ______ of fresh popped popcorn.
Options: *sent* / *scent*
→ “Sent” means something was mailed or delivered.
→ “Scent” means a smell. Popcorn has a nice smell!
✔ Correct answer:
scent
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2. What kind of ______ do you like for breakfast?
Options: *cereal* / *serial*
→ “Cereal” is food you eat with milk (like Cheerios).
→ “Serial” means happening in a series (like a TV show).
✔ Correct answer:
cereal
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3. What is the ______ number on the license plate?
Options: *cereal* / *serial*
→ License plates have unique numbers called “serial numbers.”
→ “Cereal” doesn’t make sense here.
✔ Correct answer:
serial
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4. He ______ his gum too loudly!
Options: *chews* / *choose*
→ “Chews” means biting and grinding food (or gum) in your mouth.
→ “Choose” means to pick something.
✔ Correct answer:
chews
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5. Which puppy did you ______? The brown or black one?
Options: *choose* / *chews*
→ You’re picking between two puppies → that’s “choose.”
→ “Chews” doesn’t fit — you don’t chew a puppy!
✔ Correct answer:
choose
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6. My eye ______ is amazing. I can see from far away.
Options: *site* / *sight*
→ “Sight” means vision or ability to see.
→ “Site” means a place (like a construction site).
✔ Correct answer:
sight
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7. The new ______ has been picked for a new school!
Options: *site* / *sight*
→ A school needs a location → that’s a “site.”
→ “Sight” doesn’t fit — you don’t build a school on a “sight.”
✔ Correct answer:
site
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8. I got some new ______ when we went shopping.
Options: *close* / *clothes*
→ “Clothes” are things you wear (shirts, pants, etc.).
→ “Close” means near or shut.
✔ Correct answer:
clothes
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9. Can you ______ the door to your bedroom?
Options: *close* / *clothes*
→ You shut a door → that’s “close.”
→ “Clothes” doesn’t make sense here.
✔ Correct answer:
close
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10. My parents are going on a boat ______.
Options: *crews* / *cruise*
→ A “cruise” is a vacation on a boat.
→ “Crews” are groups of workers on a boat — not what your parents go on for fun.
✔ Correct answer:
cruise
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Final Answer:
1. scent
2. cereal
3. serial
4. chews
5. choose
6. sight
7. site
8. clothes
9. close
10. cruise
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of homographs worksheet 2nd grade.