Homophones

1. Homophones Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.

2. PAUSE PAWS The dog had dirty ____ from digging in the dirt. I had to _____ my movie to get more popcorn.

3. FAIR FARE I didn’t think it was ____ that my sister got a new toy. The passenger had to pay a ____ for his flight back home.

4. TO TWO TOO I wanted to eat ____ slices of pizza because I was so hungry. My friend asked me if she can come to the festival ____. We went ____ the park for a picnic.

5. HEAR HERE Let’s sit down right ___. Did you ____ me talking to you?

6. THEIR THERE THEY’RE ____ walking to work today. They all have ____ own opinions. Did you see what happened over ____?

7. SON SUN I love watching the ____ go down. My ____ started a new school this year.

8. LONE LOAN There was a ____ traveler on the bus. He took out a ____ for his new car.

9. MAIL MALE The ____ doesn’t get delivered on holidays. All of the ____ students were on one side of the gym.

10. MAID MADE Mrs. Lukk ____ a cake for the class. The ____ came in the afternoon to clean the house.

11. THRONE THROWN He had ____ the baseball at the window. The king had his ____ specially made.

12. SEA SEE We went sailing across the big blue ____. I can ____ you hiding in the bushes.

13. RODE ROAD We ____ our bikes for a long time. The ____ was very icy.

14. OUR HOUR This is ____ time to play. An ____ has past by since we left the house.

15. RIGHT WRITE I need to know the ____ answer. ____ down each word correctly.

16. YOUR YOU’RE Was that ____ mom who came to pick you up? ____ the one who does chores this week.

17. NIGHT KNIGHT You go to bed at ____. The brave ____ saved the princess.

18. NO KNOW ____ smoking in the airplanes. Do you ____ what’s in the box?

19. HARE HAIR My ____ is longer than yours. There was a big ____ hopping in my backyard.

20. THREW THROUGH At gym, we ____ the ball to each other. We drove ____ a bridge.

21. BEAR BARE That giant black ____ scared us. We walked in the sand with our ____ feet.

22. FLOWER FLOUR To make cake, you have to add ____. I picked a pretty ____ for my mom.

23. PLANE PLAIN We took a ____ trip overseas. I like to eat my toast ____.

24. FOUR FOR This present is ____ you. There are ____ monkeys in the tree.

25. WHICH WITCH ____ one was yours again? My sister was dressed as a ____ for Halloween.

26. MISSED MIST There was a light ____ of rain yesterday. I woke up late so I ____ the bus.

27. MEAT MEET I get to ____ my pen pal for the first time. ____ is my favorite thing to eat.

28. TALE TAIL My puppy’s ____ got stepped on. The old man told a fantasy ____ during story hour.

29. WAIT WEIGHT I hate to ____ in line. The fat cat’s ____ went down.

30. POUR POOR That ____ kid needs help up the stairs. My son likes to ____ his own drinks.

31. SALE SAIL There is a for ____ sign in the RV window. Working the ____ on a boat is hard work.

32. OR OAR Do you prefer apples ____ oranges? I didn’t know how to use an ____ properly.

33. MAIN MANE The lion was proud of his ____. Make sure you know what the ____ idea of the story is.

34. DYE DIE I wish my fish didn’t have to ____. The kindergarteners got to ____ their shirts.

35. IN INN It’s cold outside, lets go ____. I didn’t like staying at the ____.

36. WEEK WEAK This ____ is our test. The teacher feels so light headed and ____.

37. PALE PAIL Jack and Jill fetched a ____ of water. He looked so ____ last night.

38. SO SEW Are you able to ____ this hole in my dress? ____, what do you want to do now?

39. BE BEE If I get stung by a ____ then I’ll have an allergic reaction. You must ____ on time for the party.

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