COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS

Name the Homonym

1

What are the two homonyms of To?

too

two

2

What are two homonyms of fore?

for

four

3

What are two homonyms of  they're?

their

there

4

What are two homonyms of pore?

poor

pour

5

What are two homonyms of By?

buy

bye

Write the Homonym

1

I _____ you all messages yesterday. 

(cent/sent/scent).

sent

2

How many cellphones did you _____ ?(lose/loose)    

Lose

3

Yes, I would like to ______ the answer (no/know)    

know

4

Tulips, Roses, and Sunflowers are all types of _____ (flours/flowers)

Flowers

5

Carniverous animals _____ on smaller animals. (Pray/Prey).

Prey

Correct Pairs-Homonyms

1

Choose the two pairs of words that are homonyms

A. dual; duel

B. weather; whether

C. bow; arrow

D. right; right

A and B

2

Choose the two correct meanings of the homonyms bear and bare.

a. naked or empty

b.  to carry or handle

c. a large, furry animal

d. put in the ground

a.

b.

c.

3

We’ll find a tropical _____ where I can have my wedding. (isle/aisle).

Isle

aisle -  a passage (as in a theater or railroad passenger car) separating sections of seats. 

4

My boss wanted to _____ my salary. (raise/rays)

Raise

5

Choose the two correct meanings of the word 'wave'.

A. A moving disturbance in the level of water
B. To group a set of tasks together

C. A group of cats

D. To move back and forth repeatedly

A and D

Right the Homonym

1

I have to ____ the dough to make these little donuts. 

(need/knead)

knead

2

I couldn’t ____ while I was driving the car. (break/brake)

brake

3

Now, we ____ to put all the ingredients into the mixing bowl. (knead/need).

need

4

Our neighbors who have just moved to the apartment are ____. (Finnish/Finish).

Finnish

5

The children spoke ____ at school. (allowed/aloud).

aloud

Grammar & Mechanics

1

You repeat this to someone when they're feeling anxious

There, there

2

Completely prepared

All ready

3

 Say this another way: He threw the ball to me already.

Hint: Use a homonym pair.

Bonus: What's the homonym of pair?

He passed me the ball in the past.

Bonus: pear

4

A city where the government is.

Capital

5

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Gandhi and Einstein walk through the entrance to a diner. They're hungry, so they look for an empty table. Einstein says, "I'm not sure whether I'll have a piece of pie or take your advice and stay right here and eat a whole one."