Explanation:
Let’s go through each sentence one by one and choose the correct homophone (words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings).
1. “Last week I ______ a horse along the trail in the mountains.”
Options: *road* (a path for vehicles), *rode* (past tense of *ride*).
→ You *rode* a horse.
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Answer:
rode
2. “My dog hurt his front ______ from digging in the yard.”
Options: *paws* (animal feet), *pause* (to stop briefly).
→ Dogs have *paws*.
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Answer:
paws
3. “I ______ all of my timed math tests and spelling tests.”
Options: *past* (time gone by or preposition), *passed* (past tense of *pass*).
→ You *passed* the tests.
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Answer:
passed
4. “My father cut the ______ in half for my tree house.”
Options: *bored* (feeling uninterested), *board* (a flat piece of wood).
→ He cut a *board* (wood) for the tree house.
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Answer:
board
5. “We ______ all of our soccer games this season.”
Options: *won* (past tense of win), *one* (number 1).
→ You *won* games.
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Answer:
won
6. “My mother has to ______ my blue button onto my coat.”
Options: *sew* (to stitch with needle and thread), *so* (used to show reason or degree).
→ She has to *sew* the button.
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Answer:
sew
7. “Can you help me brush and comb my sister’s ______?”
Options: *hair* (on the head), *hare* (a type of animal, like a rabbit).
→ You brush and comb *hair*.
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Answer:
hair
8. “Grandma’s favorite ______ is the rose.”
Options: *flour* (powder used in baking), *flower* (a plant with petals).
→ Rose is a *flower*.
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Answer:
flower
9. “Timmy can’t ______ his homework.”
Options: *fined* (penalized with money), *find* (locate something).
→ He can’t *find* his homework.
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Answer:
find
10. “We are going to chop some ______.”
Options: *wood* (material from trees), *would* (modal verb, used in conditionals).
→ You chop *wood*.
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Answer:
wood
Now, write each correct word on the line as instructed.
Final Answer:
1. rode
2. paws
3. passed
4. board
5. won
6. sew
7. hair
8. flower
9. find
10. wood
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of homonym worksheet free.
