Homophones

Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings. e.g. to, too and two.

Activity 1

Match the words below to the correct picture. Write the answers in your exercise book. Write down which words are homophones of each other.

knight

flower

hair

bare

hare

bear

night

flour

Activity 2

Choose the correct homophone to complete this sentence.

(a) The boy put shampoo on his (hare/hair).

(b) Mum put some (flower/flour) in the cake mix.

(d) A rabbit is a bit like a (hare/hair).

(e) Tony got chased by a large (bare/bear).

The words below have homophones. Write down what they are, e.g. sun / son.

plane

right

see

there

which

where

be

for

here

knew

no

so

Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentences.

(a) Lucy couldn't wait to (meet/meat) her friend.

(b) Andrew (missed/mist) the bus.

(c) The mouse got his (tale/tail) caught.

(d) Glen has a long (wait/weight) for the bus.

(e) The cat hurt its (pour/poor/paw).

(f) The old man had no money, he was (pour/poor/paw).

(g) "Could you (pour/poor/paw) the orange juice, please?"

(h) Mark got a letter in the (mail/male).

Explain the differences between these words.

(a) or and oar

(b) sail and sale

(c) saw and sore

(d) maid and made

(e) main and mane

Try and find homophones for some of these words.