Homophones

Learn words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.

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Which is correct? '___ going to the park.' A) Their going B) There going C) They're going
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Which is correct? 'I can ___ the birds singing.' A) hear B) here
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Complete: I have ___ pencils in my case. (a number) I have ___ pencils in my case.
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True or false: 'Where are you going to wear that hat?' uses both 'where' and 'wear' correctly. 'Where are you going to wear that hat?' uses 'where' and 'wear' correctly. A) True B) False
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Which sentence is correct? A) The children put there coats on. B) The children put their coats on. C) The children put they're coats on.
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Complete: The shop is over ___ by the traffic lights. The shop is over ___ by the traffic lights.
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True or false: 'I want to go too!' - the word 'too' is correct here. In 'I want to go too!', the word 'too' is correct. A) True B) False
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Which sentence uses ALL the homophones correctly? A) There going to where their new shoes too the party. B) They're going to wear their new shoes to the party. C) Their going to wear there new shoes too the party. D) They're going too where they're new shoes to the party.
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Complete: I don't know ___ to put my bag. (asking about a place) I don't know ___ to put my bag.
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True or false: In 'Here, hear the music!', both 'here' and 'hear' are used correctly. In 'Here, hear the music!', both words are used correctly. A) True B) False
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Answer key

Homophones · for parents and teachers

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They're going
'They're' = 'they are'. 'They are going to the park' makes sense, so 'they're' is correct.
2
hear
'Hear' means to listen to sounds with your ears. 'Here' means in this place.
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two
'Two' is the number (2). 'Too' means also or very much. 'To' shows direction (going to).
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True
'Where' asks about a place (Where are you going?) and 'wear' means to have clothing on (wear that hat). Both are used correctly.
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The children put their coats on.
'Their' shows possession (belonging to them). The coats belong to the children, so it's 'their coats'.
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there
'There' refers to a place. You can remember it because it contains the word 'here' - both are about places.
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True
'Too' means 'also' here - 'I want to go as well!' The first 'to' shows direction (to go somewhere).
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They're going to wear their new shoes to the party.
'They're (they are) going to (direction) wear (put on) their (belonging to them) new shoes to (direction) the party.' Every homophone is in the right place.
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where
'Where' asks about a place. 'I don't know where to put my bag' is asking about a location.
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True
'Here' calls attention (like 'come here!') and 'hear' means to listen with your ears. Both are correct!