Homophone Exercise 3 worksheet - Free Printable

This worksheet is about identifying and using homophones—words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Below, I will solve each problem by filling in the blanks with appropriate homophones.

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Homophone Teams

1. He asked the ______ old man to ______ a little oil onto his feet.
- Answer: He asked the wise old man to pour a little oil onto his feet.
- Explanation: "Wise" (smart) and "pour" (to flow liquid) are homophones of "white" and "poor."

2. They need to ______ that there will be ______ drinks on sale today.
- Answer: They need to announce that there will be special drinks on sale today.
- Explanation: "Announce" (to declare publicly) and "special" (unique or extra) are homophones of "aunt nose" and "spatial."

3. The ______ on the bicycle may ______ if you are not careful.
- Answer: The radish on the bicycle may fall if you are not careful.
- Explanation: "Radish" (a vegetable) and "fall" (to drop) are homophones of "radio" and "fail."

4. At the factory, she ______ the crop of ______ to make the drinks.
- Answer: At the factory, she juices the crop of berries to make the drinks.
- Explanation: "Juices" (extracts juice) and "berries" (fruits) are homophones of "jewels" and "barries."

5. Put the ______ away and ______ the drawer and door.
- Answer: Put the clothes away and close the drawer and door.
- Explanation: "Clothes" (garments) and "close" (shut) are homophones of "clouds" and "claws."

6. They should ______ for the hunters to catch a lot of ______.
- Answer: They should pray for the hunters to catch a lot of deer.
- Explanation: "Pray" (to ask for help) and "deer" (animal) are homophones of "prey" and "dear."

7. We went to ______ fruits from the vendor ______ the sea.
- Answer: We went to buy fruits from the vendor by the sea.
- Explanation: "Buy" (to purchase) and "by" (near) are homophones of "bye" and "bi."

8. I ______ that the ______ teacher was very strict.
- Answer: I heard that the math teacher was very strict.
- Explanation: "Heard" (listened) and "math" (subject) are homophones of "herd" and "mauth."

9. You should dig a ______ and bury the ______ treasure.
- Answer: You should dig a hole and bury the real treasure.
- Explanation: "Hole" (cavity) and "real" (genuine) are homophones of "whole" and "reel."

10. The man ______ to this area during ______ season.
- Answer: The man moved to this area during snow season.
- Explanation: "Moved" (changed location) and "snow" (precipitation) are homophones of "mood" and "sno."

11. The ______ on the dog will ______ when you spray it.
- Answer: The flea on the dog will die when you spray it.
- Explanation: "Flea" (parasite) and "die" (cease to live) are homophones of "flea" and "dy."

12. The new ______ I bought for the boat was on ______.
- Answer: The new motor I bought for the boat was on sale.
- Explanation: "Motor" (engine) and "sale" (discount) are homophones of "moat" and "sail."

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Final Answer:

1. wise, pour
2. announce, special
3. radish, fall
4. juices, berries
5. clothes, close
6. pray, deer
7. buy, by
8. heard, math
9. hole, real
10. moved, snow
11. flea, die
12. motor, sale

Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
1. \text{wise, pour} & 2. \text{announce, special} \\
3. \text{radish, fall} & 4. \text{juices, berries} \\
5. \text{clothes, close} & 6. \text{pray, deer} \\
7. \text{buy, by} & 8. \text{heard, math} \\
9. \text{hole, real} & 10. \text{moved, snow} \\
11. \text{flea, die} & 12. \text{motor, sale}
\end{array}
}