Let’s go through each sentence one by one. We need to pick the correct homophone — that means two words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.
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1. Last week I ______ a horse along the trail in the mountains.
Options: road / rode
→ “Rode” is the past tense of “ride.” You ride a horse.
✔ Correct word:
rode
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2. My dog hurt his front ______ from digging in the yard.
Options: paws / pause
→ Dogs have “paws” (feet). “Pause” means to stop.
✔ Correct word:
paws
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3. I ______ all of my timed math tests and spelling tests.
Options: past / passed
→ “Passed” means you succeeded on a test. “Past” refers to time before now.
✔ Correct word:
passed
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4. My father cut the ______ in half for my tree house.
Options: bored / board
→ A “board” is a piece of wood. “Bored” means uninterested.
✔ Correct word:
board
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5. We ______ all of our soccer games this season.
Options: won / one
→ “Won” is the past tense of “win.” “One” is the number 1.
✔ Correct word:
won
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6. My mother has to ______ my blue button onto my coat.
Options: sew / so
→ “Sew” means to stitch with needle and thread. “So” is used like “therefore.”
✔ Correct word:
sew
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7. Can you help me brush and comb my sister’s ______?
Options: hair / hare
→ “Hair” is what grows on your head. “Hare” is an animal like a rabbit.
✔ Correct word:
hair
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8. Grandma’s favorite ______ is the rose.
Options: flour / flower
→ A “flower” is a plant part, like a rose. “Flour” is used for baking.
✔ Correct word:
flower
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9. Timmy can’t ______ his homework.
Options: fined / find
→ “Find” means to locate something. “Fined” means punished with money.
✔ Correct word:
find
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10. We are going to chop some ______.
Options: wood / would
→ “Wood” is what trees are made of — you chop it. “Would” is a helper verb.
✔ Correct word:
wood
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Final Answer:
1. rode
2. paws
3. passed
4. board
5. won
6. sew
7. hair
8. flower
9. find
10. wood
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of homophones worksheet 2nd grade.
