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Let's solve this Homophones Worksheet step by step. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. The goal is to choose the correct word based on context.
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We’ll go through each sentence and select the correct homophone based on meaning.
1. "I can't believe this class is one hour / our long," said John.
✔ hour – a unit of time. “Our” is a possessive pronoun, doesn’t make sense here.
2. "I know, that's a long thyme / time, right?" I replied.
✔ time – refers to duration. "Thyme" is an herb.
3. John is my best friend and I'll never meat / meet a better friend than him.
✔ meet – to encounter someone. "Meat" is food.
4. Our teacher was giving us a lessen / lesson on homophones.
✔ lesson – a teaching session. "Lessen" means to reduce.
5. It was still pretty early in the morning / mourning.
✔ morning – time of day. "Mourning" is grief.
6. That was when those ninjas jumped threw / through the window.
✔ through – indicating passage. "Threw" is past tense of throw.
7. I was worried because ninjas are masters of the marshal / martial arts.
✔ martial – relating to combat. "Marshal" is a military rank or official.
8. I could feel their cold stairs / stares on me.
✔ stares – intense looks. "Stairs" are steps.
9. "John, they are here to steal / steel our teacher's answer keys," I said.
✔ steal – to take without permission. "Steel" is a metal.
10. John didn't seam / seem that worried.
✔ seem – to appear. "Seam" is a line where fabric is joined.
11. I exclaimed, "We can knot / not let that happen, John!"
✔ not – negation. "Knot" is a tied loop.
12. John said, "I just don't sea / see why we should put ourselves in danger for more homework."
✔ see – to understand. "Sea" is a body of water.
13. I stood up and said, "Because it's the right / write thing to do, John."
✔ right – morally correct. "Write" means to compose text.
14. Some of these ninjas were twice my sighs / size so I had to be smart.
✔ size – physical dimensions. "Sighs" are breaths.
15. I grabbed the answer keys and ran toward the principal's / principle's office.
✔ principal's – head of school. "Principle" is a rule or belief.
16. The ninjas were chasing me so I dropped a banana peal / peel on the ground.
✔ peel – outer skin of fruit. "Peal" is a loud sound (like a bell).
17. One of the ninjas slipped and fell into the garbage chute / shoot face first.
✔ chute – a narrow shaft for disposal. "Shoot" is a verb (to fire).
18. I said, "What a waist / waste," as I heard him fall into the dumpster with a crash.
✔ waste – something useless or lost. "Waist" is part of the body.
19. The ninjas were still chasing me so I lead / led them downstairs.
✔ led – past tense of lead (to guide). "Lead" is present tense; "lead" also means a metal.
20. I grabbed a handful of tacks / tax from a bulletin board and tossed them on the floor.
✔ tacks – small nails. "Tax" is money paid to government.
21. Then I hid in a supply closet as the ninjas ran passed / past me.
✔ past – indicating location/time. "Passed" is past tense of pass.
22. I knew / new when they ran over my trap because several ninjas started howling.
✔ knew – past tense of know. "New" means recent.
23. Those ninjas must have been in a lot of pain / pane because they left the school after that.
✔ pain – suffering. "Pane" is a window section.
24. I returned to class with the answer keys and everyone rose / rows and cheered for me.
✔ rose – past tense of rise (stood up). "Rows" is plural of row.
25. Except for John, he was to / too / two mad at me to celebrate.
✔ too – also, excessively. "To" is preposition; "two" is number.
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#### A. their / there
- Their: The students left their backpacks in the hallway.
- There: There is a book on the desk.
#### B. than / then
- Than: She runs faster than I do.
- Then: We went to the park, then we had lunch.
#### C. which / witch
- Which: Which color do you prefer, red or blue?
- Witch: The old witch cast a spell on the forest.
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#### Part One:
1. hour
2. time
3. meet
4. lesson
5. morning
6. through
7. martial
8. stares
9. steal
10. seem
11. not
12. see
13. right
14. size
15. principal's
16. peel
17. chute
18. waste
19. led
20. tacks
21. past
22. knew
23. pain
24. rose
25. too
#### Part Two:
A.
- Their: The team forgot their uniforms.
- There: There are cookies in the jar.
B.
- Than: I am taller than my brother.
- Then: First, we ate dinner, then we watched a movie.
C.
- Which: Which option would you like?
- Witch: The witch flew on a broomstick.
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This worksheet helps reinforce understanding of homophones through context clues and sentence construction. Great job! 🎯
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Part One: Choose the correct word
We’ll go through each sentence and select the correct homophone based on meaning.
1. "I can't believe this class is one hour / our long," said John.
✔ hour – a unit of time. “Our” is a possessive pronoun, doesn’t make sense here.
2. "I know, that's a long thyme / time, right?" I replied.
✔ time – refers to duration. "Thyme" is an herb.
3. John is my best friend and I'll never meat / meet a better friend than him.
✔ meet – to encounter someone. "Meat" is food.
4. Our teacher was giving us a lessen / lesson on homophones.
✔ lesson – a teaching session. "Lessen" means to reduce.
5. It was still pretty early in the morning / mourning.
✔ morning – time of day. "Mourning" is grief.
6. That was when those ninjas jumped threw / through the window.
✔ through – indicating passage. "Threw" is past tense of throw.
7. I was worried because ninjas are masters of the marshal / martial arts.
✔ martial – relating to combat. "Marshal" is a military rank or official.
8. I could feel their cold stairs / stares on me.
✔ stares – intense looks. "Stairs" are steps.
9. "John, they are here to steal / steel our teacher's answer keys," I said.
✔ steal – to take without permission. "Steel" is a metal.
10. John didn't seam / seem that worried.
✔ seem – to appear. "Seam" is a line where fabric is joined.
11. I exclaimed, "We can knot / not let that happen, John!"
✔ not – negation. "Knot" is a tied loop.
12. John said, "I just don't sea / see why we should put ourselves in danger for more homework."
✔ see – to understand. "Sea" is a body of water.
13. I stood up and said, "Because it's the right / write thing to do, John."
✔ right – morally correct. "Write" means to compose text.
14. Some of these ninjas were twice my sighs / size so I had to be smart.
✔ size – physical dimensions. "Sighs" are breaths.
15. I grabbed the answer keys and ran toward the principal's / principle's office.
✔ principal's – head of school. "Principle" is a rule or belief.
16. The ninjas were chasing me so I dropped a banana peal / peel on the ground.
✔ peel – outer skin of fruit. "Peal" is a loud sound (like a bell).
17. One of the ninjas slipped and fell into the garbage chute / shoot face first.
✔ chute – a narrow shaft for disposal. "Shoot" is a verb (to fire).
18. I said, "What a waist / waste," as I heard him fall into the dumpster with a crash.
✔ waste – something useless or lost. "Waist" is part of the body.
19. The ninjas were still chasing me so I lead / led them downstairs.
✔ led – past tense of lead (to guide). "Lead" is present tense; "lead" also means a metal.
20. I grabbed a handful of tacks / tax from a bulletin board and tossed them on the floor.
✔ tacks – small nails. "Tax" is money paid to government.
21. Then I hid in a supply closet as the ninjas ran passed / past me.
✔ past – indicating location/time. "Passed" is past tense of pass.
22. I knew / new when they ran over my trap because several ninjas started howling.
✔ knew – past tense of know. "New" means recent.
23. Those ninjas must have been in a lot of pain / pane because they left the school after that.
✔ pain – suffering. "Pane" is a window section.
24. I returned to class with the answer keys and everyone rose / rows and cheered for me.
✔ rose – past tense of rise (stood up). "Rows" is plural of row.
25. Except for John, he was to / too / two mad at me to celebrate.
✔ too – also, excessively. "To" is preposition; "two" is number.
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Part Two: Write two sentences for each of the word pairs. Correctly use each word in a sentence.
#### A. their / there
- Their: The students left their backpacks in the hallway.
- There: There is a book on the desk.
#### B. than / then
- Than: She runs faster than I do.
- Then: We went to the park, then we had lunch.
#### C. which / witch
- Which: Which color do you prefer, red or blue?
- Witch: The old witch cast a spell on the forest.
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✔ Final Answer Summary:
#### Part One:
1. hour
2. time
3. meet
4. lesson
5. morning
6. through
7. martial
8. stares
9. steal
10. seem
11. not
12. see
13. right
14. size
15. principal's
16. peel
17. chute
18. waste
19. led
20. tacks
21. past
22. knew
23. pain
24. rose
25. too
#### Part Two:
A.
- Their: The team forgot their uniforms.
- There: There are cookies in the jar.
B.
- Than: I am taller than my brother.
- Then: First, we ate dinner, then we watched a movie.
C.
- Which: Which option would you like?
- Witch: The witch flew on a broomstick.
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This worksheet helps reinforce understanding of homophones through context clues and sentence construction. Great job! 🎯
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of homophone worksheet grade 6.
