AL DURRAH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

English Worksheet
2023 – 2024
Student’s Name: ____________________ Grade (3) /Section: _________
Unit Title: Anansi Learns a Lesson Date: ___________________

LO: I will be able to identify meanings of homophones and homographs.

Homophones and Homographs

A. Read the sentence with the underlined word. Circle the letter of the answerchoice in
which the correct meaning of the word is given.

1. When I was taking the trash out at night, I saw a bat fly in the air.
a. animal
b. wooden stick
c. tool
d. garbage

2. He ate his cereal in a bowl each morning before school.

a. sport
b. dish
c. kitchen

3. The grocery bag was light because it was packed with bread and hotdog buns.
a. lamp
b. not heavy
c. sunshine
d. bright

4. My teacher wears a watch on his wrist, so he always knows when class starts.
a. see
b. look at
c. timepiece
d. guard

5. He walked in the hot desert without water.

a. leave
b. dry and sandy place
c. something sweet
 6. She dove into the pool.
a. a small white bird
b. the past tense of dive: to jump into water

7. Throw the refuse in the large bin, please.

a. something without any worth; garbage; trash
b. to not accept or agree to; turn down

B. Use the (homophones) below to complete each sentence:

1. The __________ in my car stopped working. (break, brake)

2. Mom told us to play outside, so we do not __________ anything. (break, brake)
3. Take these ______ pieces. They’re ______ you. (for, four)
4. You can find __________ books over __________. (there, their)
5. I will ______ for you to check my ______. (weight, wait)
6. ______ the way, I will ______ a gift for my friend. (by, buy)
7. I ______ at about ______ o’clock. (eight, ate)
8. I want ______ get ______ of these ______. (too, two, to)

Early finishers:

Choose 2 homophones from activity B and use each in a sentence:

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