Homophones #1
The (night, Knight) helped protect the the king and queen.f
What is knight
After her first week of college, Jordan exclaimed, "The _____ (wait, weight) of my backpack is killing me"!
What is weight
Mrs. Dillard put her sweater on because the classroom was quite chilly. Which word is a synonym for chilly: cool, hot or toasty?
What is cool
Ms. Walston always keeps her house neat and tidy, with everything in its place. Which word is an antonym for neat: spotless, orderly, messy?
What is messy
During the summer, Catherine, Brooke and _____ (eye, I) went on a camping trip in the Appalachians.
What is I
Jabari started winning more chess games after he began making _____ (bolder, boulder) moves.
What is bolder
The stray cat was very skinny because it had not eaten. Which word has almost the same meaning as "skinny" in the sentence: tall, fat or thin?
What is thin
Mrs. Dengler told the students, "two wrongs don't make a _____ (right, write)."
What is right
"If you _____ (know, no) how to pack (you're, your) bags right, you will have an easier time at the airport."
What is know and your
The students began to quarrel over who would be first in line. The underlined word most nearly means laugh, argue or joke.
What is argue
I like (to, two, too) make things with my (bare, bear) hands
What is to and bare
"If you don't want your laptop computer to ______ (brake, break), then carry it carefully and treat it with care."
What is break
The firefighter showed great courage when he went into the burning home to save the owner's pet. Which word is a synonym for courage: think, bravery, lost?
What is bravery
"Chocolate is (vary, very) fine, but we prefer the fruit-flavored ice creams like _____ (berry, bury)".
What is very and berry
He ordered the smaller computer because he _____ (new, knew) it would be delivered sooner.
What is knew
Grandma's tasty cookies were sold out at the bake sale. Which word is a synonym for tasty: crunchy, soft, delicious?
What is delicious