Grade 4 Homophones 4 | PDF - Free Printable

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the correct homophone — that means words that sound the same but have different meanings.

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1. The strong should take care of the (weak / week).
→ “Weak” means not strong. “Week” is 7 days.
→ The sentence talks about helping those who are not strong → so it’s weak.

2. He was a man of (principal / principle) and good to his word.
→ “Principal” can mean head of a school or main thing.
→ “Principle” means a moral rule or belief.
→ Being “good to his word” suggests he follows moral rules → so it’s principle.

3. He (knows / nose) he was wrong, so he apologized to his friend.
→ “Knows” = understands or is aware.
→ “Nose” = body part for smelling.
→ He realized he was wrong → so it’s knows.

4. He opened the box to (peak / peek) inside.
→ “Peak” = top of a mountain.
→ “Peek” = look quickly or secretly.
→ He looked inside the box → so it’s peek.

5. We saw people (flea / flee) from the burning building.
→ “Flea” = tiny jumping insect.
→ “Flee” = run away fast.
→ People ran away from fire → so it’s flee.

6. We arrived a few (days / daze) later.
→ “Days” = units of time.
→ “Daze” = confused state.
→ Talking about time passing → so it’s days.

7. The sun's (raise / rays) showed pink and purple in the sunset.
→ “Raise” = lift up.
→ “Rays” = beams of light from the sun.
→ Sunset colors come from sunlight → so it’s rays.

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Final Answer:
weak
principle
knows
peek
flee
days
rays