Homophones
Which homophone means to find the sum of two or more numbers?
a. ad b. add
add
Which word is not a noun?
student, glad, kitten, habit
glad
Which word does not use the article an?
orange, animal, people, elk
people
Which word is correct? Yesterday I (run, ran) home from school.
ran
What would you do with a viola?
sing it, play it, write it, spray it
play it
Which homophone is the name of a vegetable?
a. beat b. beet
beet
Which word is not a pronoun?
she, him, themselves, father
father
Fill in the missing word(s): ___________many ways to solve the math problem.
There is, There are, Their
There are
What would you do with a geranium?
deposit it in the bank, plant it, mend it, open it
plant it
Which homophone means a sad, low sound?
a. grown b. groan
b. groan
Which word is not an adverb?
ahead, quickly, carefully, bruised
bruised
Fill in the missing word(s): Yesterday I ___________chocolate milk for breakfast.
drink, drank, have, drunk
drank
What would you do with a sonnet?
water it, read it, paste it, plant it
read it
Which homophone means to select?
a. chews b. choose
b. choose
Which word is not a verb?
shady, sew, amuse, recycle
shady
Fill in the missing word: Dad_______the mail on the kitchen counter.
sat, sit, set
sat
What would you do with a kerchief?
wear it, bake it, vote it, crack it
wear it
Which homophone means lazy?
a. idol b. idle
b. idle
Which word is not an adjective?
gentle, gently, generous, ghostly
gently
Which of these words always uses a helping verb?
know, spoke, taken
taken
Which word is correct? I (knew,known) the right answer.
knew
What would you do with a mango?
strum it, dance it, listen to it, eat it
eat it