Literacy
Exercise:
Homophones‘of’ or ‘off’
Today, we are learning and
revising of and off.
The Rules
Of is a preposition, for example. He is
one of a kind.
Off can be an adverb, for example, he
switched the lights off.
Or it can be a preposition, for example,
the silly man drove off the edge of the
cliff.
Off
Of
Can you complete the following sentences using of or off?
Can I have one kilogram ______ oranges please.
2. I wish you would turn that television______.
3. I can smell burning has the oven been switched ______?
4. You really should have told me and then you wouldn’t get
told______.
5. That’s delicious can I have some more______that
please?
6. It’s driving me mad please turn it______ !
7. There was a group______people staring at me.
8. ‘I’d like four pints______milk’, said Milly.
9. Don’t do that you’re putting me______.
10. ‘Lots______homework this week’, said the teacher.
1.
Off
Of
Can you complete the following sentences using of or off?
11. I have had enough _______ that.
12. Could you help with switch the lights _____ ?
13. Have you got any ______ those left please?
14. Haven’t I told you ______ enough today?
15. I am tired _____ working so hard.
16. There is none ______ that left.
17. He took 10% _____ the price.
18. Are you out ______ your mind?
19. That was very mean _____ you.
20. I’ll take my hat ____ to you!
Answers
Off
Of
Can you complete the following sentences using of or off?
Can I have one kilogram of oranges please?
2. I wish you would turn that television off.
3. I can smell burning has the oven been switched off?
4. You really should have told me and then you wouldn’t get
told off.
5. That’s delicious can I have some more of that please?
6. It’s driving me mad please turn it off !
7. There was a group of people staring at me.
8. ‘I’d like four pints of milk’, said Milly.
9. Don’t do that you’re putting me off.
10.‘Lots of homework this week’, said the teacher.
1.
Off
Of
Can you complete the following sentences using of or off?
11. I have had enough of that.
12. Could you help with switch the lights off?
13. Have you got any of those left please?
14. Haven’t I told you off enough today?
15. I am tired of working so hard.
16. There is none of that left.
17. He took 10% off the price.
18. Are you out of your mind?
19. That was very mean of you.
20. I’ll take my hat off to you!
Words invented by
Shakespeare
word
Example
bedroom
It was lost in her messy bedroom.