Homophones Worksheet: "to, too, two" - A grammar exercise for students to choose the correct homophone in context.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the correct word: to, too, or two.

Remember:
- to = direction, action toward something (e.g., go to school)
- too = also, or very much (e.g., too long, me too)
- two = the number 2

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1. I have exactly ______ pairs of shoes under my bed.
→ We’re talking about a number → two

2. Do we have ______ put a feather in our cap?
→ This is asking if we *also* did something → too

3. There are ______ potatoes left on our plates.
→ Number again → two

4. The hospital is taking ______ long to help us.
→ “Too long” means excessively long → too

5. I went ______ the garage sale.
→ Direction/location → to

6. We lost ______ of our best players due to injury.
→ Number → two

7. We were available ______ perform at the show.
→ Action toward performing → to

8. It takes ______ long to collect all the money.
→ Again, “too long” = excessive time → too

9. I have ______ tell my husband about the event.
→ Action: need to tell → to

10. Make sure ______ go to the principal’s office.
→ You + also → should be “you too” → too

Wait — let’s check that again.
“Make sure ___ go...” — this is likely “Make sure you too go...” but that sounds odd. Actually, it’s probably meant to be:
“Make sure [you] too go...” meaning “also go”. So yes → too

But wait — maybe it’s “Make sure to go”? That would make more sense grammatically. Let’s look at context.

Actually, looking at standard usage:
“Make sure to go” = imperative, telling someone to do it → uses to

But the options are only {to, too, two}, and the blank is before “go”.

If it says “Make sure ______ go”, then:

- If it’s “Make sure you too go” → awkward
- If it’s “Make sure to go” → correct grammar

So likely intended answer is to

Hmm — let’s compare with other sentences.

Sentence 9: “I have ______ tell...” → clearly “to”

Sentence 10: “Make sure ______ go...” → same structure → should be “to”

Yes! Both 9 and 10 use “have to” / “make sure to” → infinitive verb form → needs to

So correction for #10: to

11. It took ______ long to prevent the spread of the fire.
→ “Too long” again → too

12. I have ______ tell you about my terrible dream.
→ Same as #9 → “have to tell” → to

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Now let’s list them cleanly:

1. two
2. too
3. two
4. too
5. to
6. two
7. to
8. too
9. to
10. to ← corrected from earlier thought
11. too
12. to

Double-check #10:
Original: “Make sure ______ go to the principal’s office.”
Best fit: “Make sure to go...” → yes, to

All others seem solid.

Final Answer:
1. two
2. too
3. two
4. too
5. to
6. two
7. to
8. too
9. to
10. to
11. too
12. to