Homophones online exercise for Grade 4-5 - 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 and spellings.

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1. I ______ bread and cheese. (ate, eight)
→ “Ate” is the past tense of eat. “Eight” is the number 8.
You eat bread and cheese → so it’s ate.

2. The boy ______ his bicycle. (rode, road)
→ “Rode” is what you do on a bike. “Road” is where cars drive.
So → rode

3. Did you see the ______ truck? (toe, tow)
→ A “tow truck” pulls broken-down cars. “Toe” is part of your foot.
So → tow

4. The wind ______ my hair. (blue, blew)
→ “Blew” is past tense of blow (like wind blowing). “Blue” is a color.
So → blew

5. Terry does not like ______ time. (knight, night)
→ “Night” is when it’s dark outside. “Knight” is a medieval warrior.
We’re talking about time → night

6. My ______ is only three years old. (son, sun)
→ “Son” is a child. “Sun” is the big hot star in the sky.
Talking about a person → son

7. I can see ______ dog. (won, one)
→ “One” means a single thing. “Won” means you were victorious.
You’re counting dogs → one

8. I saw a pretty ______. (flower, flour)
→ “Flower” grows in gardens. “Flour” is used to bake cakes.
Pretty things are usually flowers → flower

9. This shirt is for ______. (sale, sail)
→ “For sale” means you can buy it. “Sail” is what boats use to move.
Shirt being sold → sale

10. A ______ has wings. (ferry, fairy)
→ “Fairy” is a magical creature with wings. “Ferry” is a boat.
Wings = fairy → fairy

11. You ______ with your eyes. (sea, see)
→ “See” means to look or perceive with eyes. “Sea” is ocean water.
Using eyes → see

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Final Answer:
1. ate
2. rode
3. tow
4. blew
5. night
6. son
7. one
8. flower
9. sale
10. fairy
11. see