Homophones and commonly confused words

9.Match each homophone with its correct meaning.

10.Put these homophones in order from the one that means 'belonging to you' to the one that is a contraction of 'you are'.

11.Select all the sentences that use the correct homophone. (select all that apply)

12.'Flour' and 'flower' are homophones because they sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.

13.Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: 'Please ___ the door when you leave.'

14.The words 'born' and 'borne' are homophones, and 'born' is used for being birthed while 'borne' is used for carried.

15.Match each homophone with its common meaning.

16.Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: 'The teacher asked ___ to hand in their homework.'

17.Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: 'The storm caused a lot of ___ to the roof.'

18.Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: 'The new policy will ___ everyone in the school.'

19.The words 'their', 'there', and 'they're' are homophones.

20.Match each word with its correct meaning.

21.Put these homophones in alphabetical order: 'their', 'there', 'they're'.

22.Read this line from a poem: 'The shops in mourning' (from Under Milk Wood). Why does the poet use 'mourning' instead of 'morning'?

23.In some accents, 'pin' and 'pen' are homophones.

24.Read this sentence: 'The sexton toll'd the bell.' Why does the poet write 'toll'd' instead of 'told'?

25.Read this line from a poem: 'They went and told the sexton, and the sexton toll'd the bell.' Which two meanings are suggested by the homophones 'told' and 'toll'd'? (select all that apply)

26.Match each word from the poem with its meaning as used in the line.

27.Read this sentence from the poem: 'His death, which happen'd in his berth, at forty-odd befell.' Put these events in the order they happened: 1. The sexton rang the bell. 2. The man died. 3. They told the sexton.

28.In the poem, the word 'berth' is used correctly because it means 'birth'.

29.Read this sentence: 'The sexton toll'd the bell.' What does the word 'toll'd' mean in this context?

30.What is the term for words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings?

31.Homophones that are spelled the same are also called homographs.

32.Which of the following is a homophone pair?

33.Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: 'The cat licked ___ paws.'

34.The words 'discrete' and 'discreet' are homophones and both mean the same thing.

35.Put the following events from the poem 'Faithless Sally Brown' in the order they happened. 1. The sexton tolled the bell. 2. His death befell. 3. They went and told the sexton.

36.In the line 'The sexton toll'd the bell,' why does the poet use 'toll'd' instead of 'told'?

37.Put these events from the poem 'Faithless Sally Brown' in the order they happened.

38.The words 'here' and 'hear' are homophones.

39.Select all the sentences that are correct. (select all that apply)

40.'Your' and 'you're' are homophones.

41.Fill in the blank with the correct homophone (there, their, or they're): '___ going to the library after school.'

42.Fill in the blank with the correct homophone (its or it's): 'The cat licked ___ paws.'

43.Write the correct homophone to complete the sentence: 'Please put the book over ___ (there/their/they're).'

44.Write the correct homophone to complete the sentence: 'Can you ___ the music? (hear/here)'

45.Choose the correct homophone to complete each sentence.

46.Write the correct homophone to complete the sentence: 'The storm caused a lot of ___ to the roof.' (damage/damage? Actually, think of 'damage' and 'damage'? No, use 'damage'? Wait, the homophone is 'damage'? Hmm, maybe use 'affect/effect'? Let's do: 'The medicine had a positive ___ on her health.' (affect/effect)

47.Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

48.Fill in the blanks with the correct homophones (to, too, or two).

49.Choose the correct homophone to complete each sentence. Write your answer in the blank.

50.Fill in the blank with the correct homophone (its or it's).

51.Write the correct homophone to complete the sentence: 'The children ___ their coats before going outside.' (wear/where)

52.Explain the difference between 'its' and 'it's'. Use each in a sentence.

53.Explain the difference between 'passed' and 'past'. Use each in a sentence.

54.Explain the difference between 'their' and 'they're'. Use each in a sentence.

55.Explain the difference between 'flour' and 'flower' and give an example sentence for each.

56.Read this line from the poem: 'The shops in mourning' (from Under Milk Wood). Explain how the homophone 'mourning' creates a double meaning and what effect it has on the reader.