Let's solve this homophone worksheet step by step.
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings. We need to find the correct homophone for each word listed.
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1. Write
- Homophone:
right
*(Example: "Write a letter" vs. "That’s right!")*
2. Week
- Homophone:
weak
*(Example: "I’m feeling weak" vs. "It’s been a long week")*
3. Male
- Homophone:
mail
*(Example: "He is a male" vs. "Please check your mail")*
4. High
- Homophone:
hi
*(Example: "She’s very high" vs. "Hi, how are you?")*
5. Hare
- Homophone:
hair
*(Example: "The hare ran fast" vs. "She has long hair")*
6. Bore
- Homophone:
bored
*(Example: "He bored me" vs. "I’m bored")*
*Note: "Bore" (past tense of "bear") and "bored" (feeling uninterested) are homophones.*
7. Aunt
- Homophone:
ant
*(Example: "My aunt came over" vs. "An ant crawled on the table")*
8. In
- Homophone:
in (same spelling) – but could be
inn or
in as in "to enter"
But more commonly, the homophone is
in vs.
in – wait, actually,
in and
in are the same.
Better homophone:
in →
in (no change), but likely intended:
in →
inn (a small hotel)
However, "in" and "inn" are pronounced the same, so:
- Homophone:
inn
9. Ate
- Homophone:
eight
*(Example: "I ate dinner" vs. "I saw eight birds")*
10. Cell
- Homophone:
sell
*(Example: "A cell phone" vs. "I sell cars")*
11. Bye
- Homophone:
by
*(Example: "Bye!" vs. "By the way")*
12. Blue
- Homophone:
blew
*(Example: "The sky is blue" vs. "He blew the whistle")*
*Also: "blue" and "blew" are homophones (pronounced /bluː/).*
13. Break
- Homophone:
brake
*(Example: "Take a break" vs. "Apply the brake")*
14. Scent
- Homophone:
sent
*(Example: "The flower has a sweet scent" vs. "I sent the letter")*
15. Dear
- Homophone:
deer
*(Example: "Dear friend" vs. "I saw a deer")*
16. Flour
- Homophone:
flower
*(Example: "I bought flour" vs. "She picked a flower")*
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✔ Final Answers:
1. Write –
right
2. Week –
weak
3. Male –
mail
4. High –
hi
5. Hare –
hair
6. Bore –
bored
7. Aunt –
ant
8. In –
inn
9. Ate –
eight
10. Cell –
sell
11. Bye –
by
12. Blue –
blew
13. Break –
brake
14. Scent –
sent
15. Dear –
deer
16. Flour –
flower
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✔ These are the correct homophones for each word based on common English usage.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of homophone worksheet 2nd grade.