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

Did you _____ your phone? (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

I couldn't ______ to watch as the hunter killed the black _____ with his ______ hands.

bear, bare

bear, bear, bare

2

Do you __________ with your ________ or left hand?

right/write

write/right

3

We’ll find a tropical _____ where I can have my wedding and walk down the ______ to my fiance. 

(aisle, isle)

isle, aisle

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

4

The nation's _________, Washington DC, should always start with a ______________letter.

(capitol, capital)

(Capitol, capital)

5

He _______ the ball __________ the window.  

(through, threw, thru)

threw, through

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

Proper nouns should begin with a _______ letter. (capital/capitol)

capital

5

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

aloud