I'll work through this homophones worksheet step by step, identifying the correct word for each sentence.
Part 1: Underline the correct homophone
1. "Don't step on that banana (peel, peal)!"
- peel = outer skin of fruit
- peal = sound of bells
- Answer:
peel
2. "When you've all (groan, grown) up, you can fly the plane."
- groan = make a sound of pain/complaint
- grown = matured, developed
- Answer:
grown
3. "The horse loves to eat (hay, hey)."
- hay = dried grass for animals
- hey = greeting/exclamation
- Answer:
hay
4. "The wind (blue, blew) through the trees."
- blue = color
- blew = past tense of blow
- Answer:
blew
5. "'Wait, my (sun, son),' said the boy's father, 'the train is coming.'"
- sun = star in sky
- son = male child
- Answer:
son
6. "Under the microscope, you can see the plant (cell, sell)."
- cell = tiny unit of living things
- sell = exchange for money
- Answer:
cell
7. "He (toad, towed) the car out of the lake."
- toad = amphibian animal
- towed = pulled with rope/cable
- Answer:
towed
8. "(Dear, Deer) Mr. Harris, thank you for the tea."
- Dear = used in letters/greetings
- Deer = animal
- Answer:
Dear
9. "Please (weight, wait) to be seated."
- weight = heaviness
- wait = stay until something happens
- Answer:
wait
10. "That dog's constant (whine, wine) is getting on my nerves!"
- whine = complain/whining sound
- wine = alcoholic drink
- Answer:
whine
11. "All (knight, night) the watchman stood guard."
- knight = medieval warrior
- night = time when it's dark
- Answer:
night
12. "A giant (wail, whale) swam out in front of the boat."
- wail = cry loudly
- whale = large sea mammal
- Answer:
whale
Part 2: Choose the correct form of too/two/to
1. "Does that kangaroo have to come (too, two, to)?"
- too = also/as well
- two = number 2
- to = preposition/direction
- Answer:
too (meaning "also")
2. "I'll have (too, two, to) scoops of ice cream, please."
- Answer:
two (the number)
3. "We're going (too, two, to) the ball game!"
- Answer:
to (preposition showing direction/destination)
Final Answer:
1. peel
2. grown
3. hay
4. blew
5. son
6. cell
7. towed
8. Dear
9. wait
10. whine
11. night
12. whale
Part 2:
1. too
2. two
3. to
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of homophone worksheets.
