Homophones
Words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings are called
homophones. New, knew, and gnu are homophones. Choose the homophone
from the box in place of the underlines word.
borough
pier
strait
cruise
trussed
mast
stationary
cash
1.  Slowly, the boat made its way through the narrow straight.
2.  The passengers watched as it pulled up to the peer.
3.  Randy clung to the massed as a wave suddenly rocked the boat.
4.  It had been a rough crews during the past few days.
5.  Skillfully, the mast trust up the lines and made the boat secure.
6.  Randy stepped ashore enjoying the stationery dock.
7.  He prepared to stroll through the burrow of Dornville.
8.  As he left the shore, he checked to be sure he had some cache.
Homophones Analogies
1. idle : idol :: compliment : _______.
A. common
B. complement
C. complete
D. praise
2. faint : feint :: sensor :: _______.
A. sensible
B. cents
C. censor
D. fade
3. ark : arc :: colonel : _______.
A. kernel
B. column
C. curve
D. captain
4. mantel : mantle :: jamb : _______.
A. mandolin
B. jump
C. lamb
D. jam
5. flair : flare :: yew : _______.
A. flame
B. yaw
C. ewe
D. yes
6. prey : pray :: tern : _______.
A. term
B. turn
C. praise
D. turf
7. staid : stayed :: style : _______.
A. stem
B. stake
C. sty
D. stile
8. weave : we’ve :: yoke : _______.
A. we’d
B. yodel
C. yolk
D. joke
Antonyms Analogies
1. soar: sore :: whose : _______.
A. who
B. whom
C. who’s
D. who’d
2. rose : rows :: seen :: _______.
A. scene
B. see
C. sea
D. rowed
3. slay : sleigh :: peace : _______.
A. pea
B. piece
C. sled
D. war
4. dough : doe :: heard : _______.
A. hear
B. herd
C. head
D. held
5. forth : fourth :: hanger : _______.
A. hunger
B. hinge
C. hanger
D. hedge
6. plum : plumb :: aisle : _______.
A. ail
B. row
C. isle
D. ace
7. bury : berry :: awl : _______.
A. awe
B. all
C. ax
D. old
8. berth : birth :: bow : _______.
A. bowl
B. bold
C. woof
D. beau
Homophones Analogies
1. canvas : canvass :: _______ : _______
A. scent : cent
B. cat : rat
C. hall : hail
2. bread : bred :: _______ : _______
A. creak : brook B. bore : boar
C. loose : tight
3. caste : cast :: _______ : _______
A. grab : pick B. throw : threw
C. husky : weak
4. sear : seer :: _______ : _______
A. see : saw
B. wade : weighed
C. ally : alley
D. eat : ate
D. choose : chose
D. brews : bruise
D. alike : different
5. weather : whether :: _______ : _______
A. pile : heap
B. plural : singular
C. rowed : road
6. chews : choose :: _______ : _______
A. desert : dessert B. less : more C. coop : coupe
D. affect : effect
D. hungry : satiated
7. find : fined :: _______ : _______
A. loot : lute
B. lose : lost
C. angle : angel
D. color : hue
8. oh : owe :: _______ : _______
A. costume : custom
B. least : most
D. flue : flew
C. worry : fret