Homophones
_____ Fred,
I hope you had a good summer!
Deer
Dear
Dear
Alex loves her miniature pony. It is tiny!
Tiny, small
Synonym
the washington monument is huge anna exclaimed.
"The Washington Monument is huge!” Anna exclaimed.
Sam is devastated that he lost his baseball game.
Antonym
happy, elated
Hey! What's up?
Informal
Hello! How are you?
I really want to ___ those shoes!
Buy
By
Buy
Alex is elated! He got exactly what he wanted for Christmas.
overjoyed, happy
inference
the tour guide said the monument is more than 555 feet tall.
The tour guide said, “The monument is more than 555 feet tall.”
Mrs. Bush feels despondent when she thinks about leaving CIS.
Synonym
Depressed, sad
This food is gross!
Informal
I did not care for the food.
Alex and Jen love playing with _____ basketball.
They're
Their
There
Their
The windows were so dingy. They are dirty and drab.
Dirty, drab.
Definition
the author wrote about a dog name clifford who got lost and had to find his way home.
The author wrote about a dog named Clifford who got lost and had to find his way home.
The phone company is going to discontinue the old model of cell phone.
Antonym
continue, keep on
In my opinion,
Formal
I think...
The train runs ______ the tunnel everyday.
Through
Threw
Through
Sam loves simple cuisine. He eats cheeseburgers, french fries and onion rings.
Food
Example
"How did they build the bridge?" Alva asked.
The girl is very articulate, while the boy mumbles and is hard to understand.
Antonym
Unclear, soft-spoken, hesitant
Do you have time for a conversation?
Can we talk?
_____ did you go on vacation?
Wear
Where
Where
Alex is elated with the presents he got, but Sam is disappointed that he only got socks.
Excited
Antonym
Alex said her vacation to Colorado was too short.
Alex is cantankerous. He argues with everyone.
Synonym
bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
I need to talk to her.
Informal
I need to get in contact with her.