Homophones Worksheet 2: Alien Visitor! - An educational activity sheet designed to help students practice distinguishing between homophones through a fun, alien-themed story.

Homophones Worksheet 2: Alien Visitor!

#### Part One: Choose the correct word.

1. My brother and I went stargazing last knight / night.
- Correct: night
- Explanation: "Night" refers to the time after sunset, which is appropriate for stargazing.

2. We went out alone to a field by the creak / creek.
- Correct: creek
- Explanation: A "creek" is a small stream of water, while "creak" refers to a squeaking sound.

3. All of a sudden I saw a bright light soar / sore over our heads.
- Correct: soar
- Explanation: "Soar" means to fly or rise high in the air, which fits the context of a bright light moving upward.

4. Then we heard / herd a crashing sound.
- Correct: heard
- Explanation: "Heard" is the past tense of "hear," meaning to perceive sound. "Herd" refers to a group of animals.

5. We started walking toward the noise and we saw a big hole / whole in the ground.
- Correct: hole
- Explanation: A "hole" is an opening or cavity in the ground, while "whole" means complete or entire.

6. As we got closer, a cloud of smoke flew / flue from the crater.
- Correct: flew
- Explanation: "Flew" is the past tense of "fly," describing the movement of smoke. "Flue" refers to a pipe for carrying exhaust gases.

7. "Oh dear / deer!" my brother said.
- Correct: dear
- Explanation: "Dear" is an expression of surprise or concern, while "deer" is an animal.

8. A little green and purple alien with 20 feat / feet crawled out of the wreckage.
- Correct: feet
- Explanation: "Feet" is the plural of "foot," referring to limbs. "Feat" means an impressive achievement.

9. The alien had a glowing vain / vein on his forehead.
- Correct: vein
- Explanation: A "vein" is a blood vessel, which can glow in this context. "Vain" refers to excessive pride.

10. "Take me to your leader / liter." said the alien.
- Correct: leader
- Explanation: A "leader" is a person who guides or directs others. "Liter" is a unit of volume.

11. My brother said, "Ok, right over their / there / they're," and he pointed at me.
- Correct: there
- Explanation: "There" indicates a place or direction. "Their" is possessive, and "they're" is a contraction of "they are."

12. My face turned pale / pail and I looked at my brother and said, "Really?"
- Correct: pale
- Explanation: "Pale" means lacking color, often due to fear or shock. "Pail" is a container for holding liquids.

13. The alien started glowing blue and said, "Don't worry. I come in peace / piece."
- Correct: peace
- Explanation: "Peace" means harmony or lack of conflict. "Piece" refers to a part or segment.

14. "That's grate / great because we didn't want to hurt you," said my brother.
- Correct: great
- Explanation: "Great" means excellent or wonderful. "Grate" means to shred or rub something against a rough surface.

15. He can be so dense / dents some times.
- Correct: dense
- Explanation: "Dense" means slow to understand or thick. "Dents" are indentations or marks.

16. "It looks like you crashed your plain / plane or whatever. Can we help you?" I said.
- Correct: plane
- Explanation: "Plane" refers to an aircraft, which fits the context of crashing. "Plain" means simple or unadorned.

17. The alien said, "I need to refill the fuel cell / sell on my ship."
- Correct: cell
- Explanation: A "fuel cell" is a component that stores energy. "Sell" means to exchange for money.

18. I was trying to rap / wrap my head around his request, when the alien saw my brother's grape soda.
- Correct: wrap
- Explanation: "Wrap" means to understand or comprehend something. "Rap" refers to a rhythmic form of music or speech.

19. The alien said to my brother, "May I sea / see your beverage?"
- Correct: see
- Explanation: "See" means to look at or observe. "Sea" refers to a large body of saltwater.

20. My brother sat there and didn't say anything like his tongue was tide / tied.
- Correct: tied
- Explanation: "Tied" means bound or restrained, as if the tongue is unable to move. "Tide" refers to the rise and fall of sea levels.

21. "Go ahead and give him some / sum." I said, "Listen to your leader."
- Correct: some
- Explanation: "Some" is used to indicate an unspecified amount. "Sum" refers to a total or amount of money.

22. My brother side / sighed and handed the alien his grape soda.
- Correct: sighed
- Explanation: "Sighed" means to exhale deeply, often expressing relief or resignation. "Side" refers to a position or stance.

23. "Are you going to poor / pore / pour that in your ship?" asked my brother.
- Correct: pour
- Explanation: "Pour" means to transfer liquid from one container to another. "Poor" refers to being destitute, and "pore" means to study closely.

24. The alien drank the rest of the soda and threw / through the empty can on the smoking wreckage.
- Correct: threw
- Explanation: "Threw" is the past tense of "throw," meaning to toss or propel. "Through" is a preposition indicating movement.

25. "No, I just like soda." the alien said as the raise / rays from the moon bounced off his shiny forehead.
- Correct: rays
- Explanation: "Rays" refers to beams of light, such as those from the moon. "Raise" means to lift or elevate.

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#### Part Two: Write two sentences for each of the word pairs. Correctly use each word in a sentence.

A. weather / whether
1. The weather was perfect for a picnic.
2. I wonder whether it will rain tomorrow.

B. affect / effect
1. The storm affected the power supply in the city.
2. The new policy had a positive effect on student performance.

C. accept / except
1. She accepted the gift with gratitude.
2. Everyone went to the party except for John.

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Final Answer:

- Part One:
1. night
2. creek
3. soar
4. heard
5. hole
6. flew
7. dear
8. feet
9. vein
10. leader
11. there
12. pale
13. peace
14. great
15. dense
16. plane
17. cell
18. wrap
19. see
20. tied
21. some
22. sighed
23. pour
24. threw
25. rays

- Part Two:
A. weather / whether
B. affect / effect
C. accept / except

Boxed Final Answer:
```boxed{
1. night, 2. creek, 3. soar, 4. heard, 5. hole, 6. flew, 7. dear, 8. feet, 9. vein, 10. leader, 11. there, 12. pale, 13. peace, 14. great, 15. dense, 16. plane, 17. cell, 18. wrap, 19. see, 20. tied, 21. some, 22. sighed, 23. pour, 24. threw, 25. rays
}
```