Homophone Exercise 4 worksheet - Free Printable

This worksheet focuses on homophones, which are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Below is the solution to each sentence, along with an explanation of the homophones used.

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1. The choir master asked ______ to sing the first ______ next Sunday.

- Solution: The choir master asked him to sing the first part next Sunday.
- Explanation:
- "Him" (pronoun) sounds like "him" (homophone: "he").
- "Part" (noun, meaning a section or portion) sounds like "part" (homophone: "past").

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2. She had to ______ a long time to lose the ______ she wanted to.

- Solution: She had to wait a long time to lose the weight she wanted to.
- Explanation:
- "Wait" (verb, meaning to delay doing something) sounds like "wait" (homophone: "waste").
- "Weight" (noun, referring to heaviness) sounds like "weight" (homophone: "wait").

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3. She wrote ______ Santa on the postcard with a ______ on the front.

- Solution: She wrote to Santa on the postcard with a tree on the front.
- Explanation:
- "To" (preposition, indicating direction) sounds like "to" (homophone: "two").
- "Tree" (noun, a plant) sounds like "tree" (homophone: "three").

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4. They ______ that we shall not collect enough bus ______ to attend the ______ next week.

- Solution: They feared that we shall not collect enough bus fare to attend the fair next week.
- Explanation:
- "Feared" (verb, past tense of "fear") sounds like "feared" (homophone: "feed").
- "Fare" (noun, cost of transportation) sounds like "fare" (homophone: "fair").
- "Fair" (noun, event or gathering) sounds like "fair" (homophone: "fare").

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5. A ______ visited our school and ______ of us had ever seen one before.

- Solution: A nun visited our school and none of us had ever seen one before.
- Explanation:
- "Nun" (noun, religious figure) sounds like "nun" (homophone: "none").
- "None" (pronoun, meaning no one) sounds like "none" (homophone: "nun").

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6. He needed to pay one more ______ for the ______ that he ______ to his wife.

- Solution: He needed to pay one more dime for the time that he lent to his wife.
- Explanation:
- "Dime" (noun, a coin worth ten cents) sounds like "dime" (homophone: "time").
- "Time" (noun, duration) sounds like "time" (homophone: "dime").
- "Lent" (verb, past tense of "lend") sounds like "lent" (homophone: "leant").

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7. Tree ______ often grow along many different ______ through the cracks in the soil.

- Solution: Tree roots often grow along many different paths through the cracks in the soil.
- Explanation:
- "Roots" (plural noun, part of a tree) sounds like "roots" (homophone: "route").
- "Paths" (plural noun, routes or trails) sounds like "paths" (homophone: "parts").

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8. Did ______ see that lamb with the ______ in the pen?

- Solution: Did you see that lamb with the ewe in the pen?
- Explanation:
- "You" (pronoun) sounds like "you" (homophone: "ewe").
- "Ewe" (noun, female sheep) sounds like "ewe" (homophone: "you").

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9. Chad ______ that his ______ is running this morning.

- Solution: Chad heard that his car is running this morning.
- Explanation:
- "Heard" (verb, past tense of "hear") sounds like "heard" (homophone: "herd").
- "Car" (noun, vehicle) sounds like "car" (homophone: "care").

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10. Mark ate a ______ of the cake shaped like a ______ sign.

- Solution: Mark ate a slice of the cake shaped like a plus sign.
- Explanation:
- "Slice" (noun, portion of food) sounds like "slice" (homophone: "slight").
- "Plus" (noun, mathematical symbol) sounds like "plus" (homophone: "plush").

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11. We ______ the entire ______ of cows run across the field.

- Solution: We watched the entire herd of cows run across the field.
- Explanation:
- "Watched" (verb, past tense of "watch") sounds like "watched" (homophone: "washed").
- "Herd" (noun, group of animals) sounds like "herd" (homophone: "heard").

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12. It is a ______ of time to shop for a belt for his tiny ______.

- Solution: It is a waste of time to shop for a belt for his tiny waist.
- Explanation:
- "Waste" (noun, something useless) sounds like "waste" (homophone: "waist").
- "Waist" (noun, part of the body) sounds like "waist" (homophone: "waste").

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Final Answer:

1. him, part
2. wait, weight
3. to, tree
4. feared, fare, fair
5. nun, none
6. dime, time, lent
7. roots, paths
8. you, ewe
9. heard, car
10. slice, plus
11. watched, herd
12. waste, waist

Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
1. \text{him, part} & 2. \text{wait, weight} \\
3. \text{to, tree} & 4. \text{feared, fare, fair} \\
5. \text{nun, none} & 6. \text{dime, time, lent} \\
7. \text{roots, paths} & 8. \text{you, ewe} \\
9. \text{heard, car} & 10. \text{slice, plus} \\
11. \text{watched, herd} & 12. \text{waste, waist}
\end{array}
}