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Homonyms Circle the correct word that best completes each sentence. 1. The plaster cast will help the broken bone (heal, heel). 2. The (cede, seed) is the specialized part of a plant that contains reproductive organs. 3. Dr. Demento built his castle on a dreary deserted (aisle, I'll, idol, isle) located far away from the mainland. 4. Dasha's piano (lessen, lesson) is at 3:30 every week. 5. Would you (grate, great) the cheese for the pizza? 6. After Nell's surgery, she looked (pail, pale) and tired for several weeks. 7. Mrs. Gevatte's voice was (hoarse, horse) by the time she finished reading all the test items. 8. If there is a monopoly, there is only one (cellar, seller) for the commodity. 9. (You're, Your) desk has been moved to the corner of the room. 10. There was graffiti on three sides of the building, but the back was (bare, bear).
Homonyms
1. yolk, yoke 4. whale, wail 7. teem, team 10. sun, son 13. soul, sole 16. seed, cede 19. rowed, rode, road 22. prize, pries 25. plumb, plum 28. pee, pea 31. maze, maize 34. leek, leak 37. heel, heal 40. flower, flour 43. I, eye, aye 46. deer, dear 49. carrot, caret, carat 52. bred, bread 55. bee, be 58. aunt, ant 61. effect, affect 64. isle, idol, I'll, aisle 67. assent, ascent 70. build, billed 73. seller, cellar 76. cord, chord 79. compliment, complement
2. write, rite, right 5. waste, waist 8. tee, tea 11. suit, soot 14. sleigh, slay 17. sale, sail 20. reed, read 23. prey, pray 26. pie, pi 29. nose, no, knows, know 32. male, mail 35. not, knot 38. hare, hair 41. flee, flea 44. dough, doe 47. clime, climb 50. bye, by, buy 53. break, brake 56. bear, bare 59. axe, ax, acts 62. ale, ail 65. aloud, allowed 68. eight, ate 71. capitol, capital 74. sent, scent, cent 77. site, sight, cite 80. counsel, council
3. wring, ring 6. tow, toe 9. surf, serf 12. stare, stair 15. shoo, shoe 18. row, roe 21. rein, reign, rain 24. pour, pore, poor 27. pear, pare, pair 30. mussel, muscle 33. lens, lends 36. horse, hoarse 39. hale, hail 42. ferry, fairy 45. due, do, dew 48. sealing, ceiling 51. burrow, borough 54. blue, blew 57. beech, beach 60. add, ad 63. heir, ere, air 66. alter, altar 69. beet, beat 72. sell, cell 75. chilly, chili 78. clothes, close 81. daze, days
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Homonyms 1. dependents, dependence 4. dye, die 7. fax, facts 10. feet, feat 13. fourth, forth 16. grown, groan 19. have, halve 22. herd, heard 25. our, hour 28. isle, idol, idle, I'll, aisle 31. its, it's 34. lax, lacks 37. lesson, lessen 40. maid, made 43. manor, manner 46. mist, missed 49. mousse, moose 52. navel, naval 55. won, one 58. pact, packed 61. past, passed 64. paws, pause 67. peddle, pedal 70. pour, poor 73. prints, prince 76. quartz, quarts 79. reel, real
2. dyer, dire 5. dyed, died 8. feint, faint 11. fur, fir 14. fowl, foul 17. guest, guessed 20. here, hear 23. high, hi 26. hue, hew 29. incidents, incidence 32. need, kneed, knead 35. led, lead 38. lye, lie 41. mane, main 44. meet, meat 47. mown, moan 50. mourning, morning 53. nun, none 56. overdue, overdo 59. pale, pail 62. paste, paced 65. piece, peace 68. plane, plain 71. preys, prays, praise 74. prophet, profit 77. wrap, rap 80. reseed, recede
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3. discrete, discreet 6. urn, earn 9. fare, fair 12. flue, flu, flew 15. great, grate 18. haul, hall 21. heed, he'd 24. hire, higher 27. idol, idle 30. inn, in 33. new, knew, gnu 36. least, leased 39. lone, loan 42. maul, mall 45. minor, miner 48. mowed, mode 51. mustered, mustard 54. ore, or, oar 57. owe, oh 60. pane, pain 63. patients, patience 66. peek, peak 69. poll, pole 72. presents, presence 75. prose, pros 78. raze, rays, raise 81. revue, review
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Homonyms 1. roll, role 4. wry, rye 7. seem, seam 10. sighed, side 13. sum, some 16. sweet, suite 19. tax, tacks 22. thrown, throne 25. tied, tide 28. versus, verses 31. weight, wait 34. weed, wee, we'd, we 37. where, wear 40. woe, whoa
2. route, root 5. seen, scene 8. seize, sees, seas 11. size, sighs 14. steak, stake 17. sunny, sonny 20. tease, teas 23. through, threw 26. turn, tern 29. vile, vial 32. wave, waive 35. were, we're 38. wine, whine 41. would, wood
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3. ruff, rough 6. see, sea 9. so, sew 12. sore, soar 15. strait, straight 18. tale, tail 21. they're, there, their 24. tick, tic 27. vein, vain 30. weighed, wade 33. wok, walk 36. week, weak 39. whole, hole 42. you, yew, ewe
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Homonyms Write the correct word that best completes each sentence. 1.
(Peace, Piece) in the Middle East seems a distant dream now.
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
England is known for its damp, and often cold, (climb, clime). The engineers were afraid the dam would (brake, break) if the water got any higher. The story of Paul Bunyan is a tall (tail, tale). We came in late and only saw the (tail, tale) end of the movie. The symptoms of the disease include stomach (pain, pane), muscle aches and vomiting. The baby kept staring at the (ceiling, sealing), fascinated with his new world. Michael has just ordered a new bedroom (suite, sweet) and it is beautiful! The (patience, patients) at the state mental hospital had little hope of ever leaving. He was looking for the bread (aisle, I'll, idol, isle) so he could buy bagels. The newlyweds sat in the corner whispering (suite, sweet) nothings to each other. A spinal (chord, cord) injury can cause paralysis or even death. The wind (acts, ax, axe) on the wings to lift a plane into the air. The resort offers daily (made, maid) service to its guests.