Let's solve this homophones worksheet step by step. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. We’ll use the clues in the sentences, images, and the word list at the bottom to fill in the correct homophone.
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Homophones List (given at the bottom):
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bored - board
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fair - fare
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great - grate
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pain - pane
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son - sun
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wail - whale
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Now, let’s go through each sentence:
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1. My ________ wanted to go to the park to play in the ________.
- Left image: a family (father, mother, child) → suggests "son"
- Right image: sun → suggests "sun"
- Homophones:
son and
sun
- Sentence: "My
son wanted to go to the park to play in the
sun."
✔ Answer: son, sun
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2. The little girl let out a high-pitched ________ when he accidentally dropped her toy ________ in the water.
- Left image: girl screaming → suggests "wail"
- Right image: whale → suggests "whale"
- Homophones:
wail and
whale
- Sentence: She screamed (
wail) because she dropped her toy
whale in the water.
✔ Answer: wail, whale
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3. The man felt a sudden ________ in his back when he lifted a heavy ________ of glass to replace it in the window.
- Left image: man with back pain → suggests "pain"
- Right image: window with glass → suggests "pane"
- Homophones:
pain and
pane
- Sentence: He felt
pain lifting a heavy
pane of glass.
✔ Answer: pain, pane
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4. If you want to make a ________ apple pie, you have to ________ the apples first.
- Left image: grater and apple → suggests "grate"
- Right image: thumbs up → suggests "great" (as in "a great apple pie")
- Homophones:
great and
grate
- Sentence: You need to make a
great apple pie, so you must
grate the apples first.
✔ Answer: great, grate
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5. The bus driver let me off right in front of the ________ entrance, and I paid my ________ and went to join the fun.
- Left image: amusement park → suggests "fair"
- Right image: bus and money → suggests "fare"
- Homophones:
fair and
fare
- Sentence: The
fair entrance (amusement park), and I paid my
fare (bus ticket).
✔ Answer: fair, fare
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6. The little girl got ________ of playing with her toys, so she decided to paint the wooden ________ instead.
- Left image: wooden planks → suggests "board"
- Right image: sad face → suggests "bored"
- Homophones:
bored and
board
- Sentence: She got
bored of playing, so she painted the wooden
board.
✔ Answer: bored, board
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
son,
sun
2.
wail,
whale
3.
pain,
pane
4.
great,
grate
5.
fair,
fare
6.
bored,
board
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🎯 Explanation:
Each sentence uses two homophones from the provided list. The pictures help identify which meaning fits:
- The
context (e.g., crying = wail, not whale)
- The
image cues (e.g., sun vs. son, glass pane vs. pain)
- The
grammar (e.g., "paid my ___" → "fare", not "fair")
This activity helps kids understand how words can sound alike but mean very different things depending on context.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of homophones worksheet pdf.
