4039 homophones and homonyms

In your writing, you use words that can be easily confused. This
worksheet covers two kinds of problem words that are often
confused – homophones and homonyms. Homophones are that sound
alike but have difference spellings and meanings. Homonyms sound
alike and are spelled the same, but they have different meanings.

Complete the sentences below by choosing the right word.

ant
aunt
ate
eight
bare
bear
blew
blue
brake
break
buy
by
cent
deer

Some of the fruits have a very strong __________.
The woman wears old ___________ but they always look nice.
My grandmother is very ________ to me.
I got it ______ my birthday.
I f I slept in a cave all winter I would turn _____
My ________ is my mom’s sister.
Most of the leaves are gone, so one plant is almost ________.
The wind ______ paper all over the park.

Serena ______ some strawberries she brought from the market.
She noticed an ________ crawling on one strawberry.
I need one more _______ to have enough money.
Only _______ students attended class today.
Grandma said never _____ your mind to new ideas.
Dad pressed hard on the ______ to stop the car.
My library fee is _____ next week.
On Monday I am going shopping to ______ new shoes for church.
There is a shoe store in the next building _______ the food store.
Father dropped the vase, causing it to __________ into tiny pieces.
The grizzly ________ loves to hunt for food.
There is a fresh water _______ behind the ski lodge.
We _________ Aunt Caroline a valentine.
The old door would _______ when you open it.
The ________ lost an antler in the fight.
________ drops few on the trees during the night.
The groom said ‘I ______ ‘in a loud voice.
Both Joey and Paul ate two mangoes. Therefore they ate _______ mangoes in
all.
27. I have an appointment on that day, so ______ would not be at the party.
28. I squeezed my ___________ shut, so I could not see the accident.
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scent
sent
close
clothes
creak
creek
dear
dew
do
due
eye
I

four
for


1. Some of the fruits have a very strong __________. scent
2. The woman wears old ___________ but they always look nice.
clothes
3. My grandmother is very ________ to me. dear
4. I got it ______ my birthday.
for
5. I f I slept in a cave all winter I would turn _____ blue
6. My ________ is my mom’s sister.
aunt
7. Most of the leaves are gone, so one plant is almost ________.
bare
8. The wind ______ paper all over the park. blew
9. Serena ______ some strawberries she brought from the market. ate
10. She noticed an ________ crawling on one strawberry. ant
11. I need one more _______ to have enough money. cent
12. Only _______ students attended class today. eight
13. Grandma said never _____ your mind to new ideas. close
14. Dad pressed hard on the ______ to stop the car. brake
15. My library fee is _____ next week. due
16. On Monday I am going shopping to ______ new shoes for church. buy
17. There is a shoe store in the next building _______ the food store. by
18. Mid Father dropped the vase, causing it to __________ into tiny pieces. break
19. The grizzly ________ loves to hunt for food. bear
20. There is a fresh water _______ behind the ski lodge. creek
21. We _________ Aunt Caroline a valentine. sent
22. The old door would _______ when you open it. creak

23. The ________ lost an antler in the fight. deer
24. ________ drops few on the trees during the night. dew
25. The groom said ‘I ______ ‘in a loud voice. do
26. Both Joey and Paul ate two mangoes. Therefore they ate _______ mangoes in all. four
27. I have an appointment on that day, so ______ would not be at the party. I
28. I squeezed my ___________ shut, so I could not see the accident. eye