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Date: _________________________
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Homophones and Context – Worksheet 12
Circle the word in the parenthesis that belongs in each sentence. The words in the parentheses sound
similar (are homophones) but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Only one of the two
words in the parenthesis is correct based on how it’s used in the sentence (context).
1. This looks to me to be a very expensive ten ( karat
2. The teacher placed a (
3. A large (
bow
or
carrot
or
bough
bough
5. Antonio yelled out ( “chow”
cache
or
sow
or
cash
9. We have not been (
or
or
bow
“ciao”
) of the ship when he drowned.
) before boarding his flight back to Italy.
) of gold and jewels was well hidden deep in a cave.
sough
aloud
10. The referee called a flagrant (
12. It took only one (
our
allowed
or
foul
council
or
counsel
hour
13. I have to go to buy some more (
or
sow
) of the ocean waves.
) to say what we want to say about this.
fowl
or
14. These pandas have been (
sough
) these grass seeds before the rain begins tomorrow.
or
11. He always gives me good (
) diamond.
) where ever he wants you to add something.
7. All we could hear from our cabin was the gentle (
8. We need to (
caret
) from that tree fell and smashed up my new car.
4. He must have fallen off the (
6. The king’s (
caret
or
) when I go to him for advice.
) for the committee to reach a decision.
flower
bred
) and ejected him from the game.
or
or
flour
bread
15. There are dangerous amounts of (
led
or
16. We do not want you outsiders to (
meddle
) in order to make this cake.
) because they’re endangered in the wild.
lead
or
) in your drinking water.
medal
) in our internal affairs.
17. We don’t want you guys to (
pedal
or
18. I don’t think you (
read
) my instructions carefully enough.
red
19. I saw a strange looking (
or
cell
or
sell
peddle ) your wares on our streets.
) when I looked in my microscope.
20. You have a lot of mice living downstairs in your (
seller
or
cellar
).
Name: _________________________________________
Date: _________________________
Copyright © 2011 www.studentpuzzles.com
Key to Homophones and Context – Worksheet 12
Circle the word in the parenthesis that belongs in each sentence. The words in the parentheses sound
similar (are homophones) but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Only one of the two
words in the parenthesis is correct based on how it’s used in the sentence (context).
1. This looks to me to be a very expensive ten ( karat
2. The teacher placed a (
3. A large (
bow
or
carrot
or
bough
bough
5. Antonio yelled out ( “chow”
cache
or
sow
or
cash
9. We have not been (
or
or
bow
“ciao”
aloud
) before boarding his flight back to Italy.
12. It took only one (
our
allowed
or
foul
council
or
counsel
hour
13. I have to go to buy some more (
or
sow
) of the ocean waves.
) to say what we want to say about this.
fowl
or
14. These pandas have been (
sough
) these grass seeds before the rain begins tomorrow.
or
10. The referee called a flagrant (
) of the ship when he drowned.
) of gold and jewels was well hidden deep in a cave.
sough
11. He always gives me good (
) diamond.
) where ever he wants you to add something.
7. All we could hear from our cabin was the gentle (
8. We need to (
caret
) from that tree fell and smashed up my new car.
4. He must have fallen off the (
6. The king’s (
caret
or
) when I go to him for advice.
) for the committee to reach a decision.
flower
bred
) and ejected him from the game.
or
or
flour
bread
15. There are dangerous amounts of (
led
or
16. We do not want you outsiders to (
meddle
) in order to make this cake.
) because they’re endangered in the wild.
lead
or
) in your drinking water.
medal
) in our internal affairs.
17. We don’t want you guys to (
pedal
or
18. I don’t think you (
read
) my instructions carefully enough.
red
19. I saw a strange looking (
or
cell
or
sell
peddle ) your wares on our streets.
) when I looked in my microscope.
20. You have a lot of mice living downstairs in your (
seller
or
cellar
).