Name: _________________________ Date: 1/25/2022

Lesson 01

Homographs-these are two or more sets of word spelt the same but are
not necessarily pronounced the same and have different meanings and
origins.
Example:
1. She left the office at 5pm.
2. When you get to the end of the road, turn left.

Exercise 1
Use the homographs in the box below and complete the following
sentences.

Bow Bark Sink

Palm Rose Well

1.A bending of the head or a ribbon tied in a girl’s hair. ______________________

2. Found in trees or something dogs do. __________________________
3. A type of flower or the past tense of ‘rise’. ______________________
4. Something that hold water or an adverb. ________________________
5. Found in your kitchen or to descend from a high position to a lower one.
_____________________
6. A kind of tree or part of your hand. ____________________
Lesson 2

Homophones- these are words which sound the same but have different
spelling and meaning.
Example:
1. I ate a sweet pear yesterday
2. Do You want to see my new pair of shoes?

Exercise 2

Underline the appropriate homophone from the brackets for each

sentence.

1. I like (right, write) to in my journal.

2. Look at the (knight, night) on the horse.
3. I bought this at the (flea, flee) market for three dollars.
4. An important quality of (steal, steel) is its strength.
5. I went to (stationery, stationary) store yesterday.
6. The dog ate the (whole, hole) apple.
7. There are many fishes in the (see, sea).
8. The dress was on (sale, sail) at the mall last week.
9. They got married at the (alter, altar) yesterday.
10. He had one (sun, son) named John.