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Homophones are words that sound alike but that have different
spellings and different meanings. For example, the words flour
and flower sound alike, but flour is used to make bread, and a
flower is the bloom of a plant.
A. Choose the word that best completes each sentence. Circle the
correct word.
Practice
Phonics:
Homophones
1. They took a (poll/ (poll/pole) to see which brand of cereal people liked best.
2. She did not like to (waist/waste) /waste) time watching television.
3. Dad ate toast with red (current/currant) /currant) jelly for breakfast.
4. My aunt is running for city (counsel/council). /council)
5. We waited at the (peer/pier) /pier) for the boat to arrive.
6. Her (presence/presents) (presence/ was very important at the meeting.
7. Who is going to (peal/peel) /peel) all of these potatoes?
8. The hotel (sweet/suite) /suite) was too expensive.
B. Write a sentence for each homophone.
9. accept:
10. except:
11. affect:
12. effect:
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Weslandia • Grade 5/Unit 5
At Home: Make a list of six pairs of words that are
homophones. Use each pair of homophones in a paragraph.
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