Homophones
Our team_______the prize for the best dance!
What is the missing homophone?
won, one
Our team WON the prize for the best dance!
I work in a bakery and I bake bread. I'm a_________ (golf, bake).
Which word and ADD THE SUFFIX!
baker
I work in a bakery and I bake bread. I'm a BAKER.
What's the plural noun of baby?
SPELL IT!
*Tell the rule for 100 extra points!
babies
y --> ies
"It's HARD to see the stars at night when there's light pollution," she said.
Which word matches the synonym for HARD?
(1) easy
(2) difficult
(3) smart
(4) curly
The hot air balloon flew UP in the air.
Which word is an antonym of UP?
(1) around
(2) down
(3) left
down
Henry is almost_____years old.
What is the missing homophone?
four, for
Henry is almost FOUR years old.
Sam wants to be a _________ (garden, teach) when he grows up. He likes to teach people.
Which word and ADD THE SUFFIX!
teacher
Sam wants to be a TEACHER when he grows up. He likes to teach people.
What's the plural noun of dish?
SPELL IT!
dishes
add -es
She reached into her lunch SACK and asked, "Do you like to learn about space?"
Which word is the synonym for SACK?
(1) plate
(2) case
(3) bag
(4) train
bag
He stood in the BACK of the line.
Which word is an antonym for BACK?
(1) front
(2) on
(3) inside
front
The line was long, but we didn't have to______long to get inside the movie theater.
What is the missing homophone?
wait
The line was long, but we didn't have to WAIT long to get inside the movie theater.
It was very___________ (thought, doubt) for my friend to give me a birthday gift!
Which word and ADD THE SUFFIX!
thoughtful
It was very THOUGHTFUL for my friend to give me a birthday gift!
What's the plural noun of family?
SPELL IT!
*Tell the rule for 100 extra points!
families
y --> ies
I replied, "UNDER your lunch, there's a picture of Mars taken from the space ship!"
Which synonym matches the word UNDER?
(1) eat
(2) below
(3) above
(4) hide
below
It was so WINDY today!
Which word is antonym for WINDY?
(1) wild
(2) dry
(3) calm
calm
When did you______your best friends?
What is the missing homophone?
know
When did you KNOW your best friends?
A ruler is a very ________ (cheer, use) tool that you can use to measure objects.
Which word and ADD THE SUFFIX!
useful
A ruler is a very USEFUL tool that you can use to measure objects.
What is the plural noun of tooth?
SPELL IT!
teeth
She began to SHOUT, "Interstellar space is awesome!" throughout the office.
Which synonym matches the word SHOUT?
(1) throw
(2) whisper
(3) tickle
(4) yell
yell
She was AWAKE when the sun came up.
Which antonym is for the word AWAKE?
(1) up
(2) looking
(3) asleep
asleep
I love to_______poems about puppies!
What is the missing homophone?
write
I love to WRITE poems about puppies!
If you stretch after exercising, it will make your body feel more________ (possible, flexible).
Which suffix?
flexible
If you stretch after exercising, it will make your body feel more FLEXIBLE.
What is the plural noun of tomato?
SPELL IT!
tomatoes
"I think it's FALSE that the Earth is bigger than Mars," she said.
Which synonym matches the word FALSE?
(1) seasoned
(2) fast
(3) curious
(4) untrue
untrue
Match the antonyms!
dry, sunny, break, before
cloudy, after, soaked, fix
dry = soaked
sunny = cloudy
break = fix
before = after