Tricky Words

Definitions

100

Words that sound the same but are spelled differently.

a) homophones

b) homographs

c) homogeneous

a) homophones

200

Words that are spelled the same but sound differently.

a) homophones

b) homographs

c) homogeneous

b) homographs

300

I am mean sometimes. 

Which definition of 'mean' fits this sentence?

a) unkind to another person

b) definition of a term

c) average of a group of numbers

a) unkind to another person

400

It's so cute when animals wear a bow! What does 'bow' mean in this sentence?

a) bending down to show respect

b) knotted fabric accessory

c) piece of wood used to shoot arrows

d) tightly stretched string for instruments

b) knotted fabric accessory

500

Wow, that was a close one! What does 'close' mean in this sentence?

a) shut, not open

b) finish or complete

c) nearby, within a short distance

d) strong relationship

c) nearby, within a short distance

there their they're

100

______ cat was nice to me.

their

200

______ are 20,000 species of bees.

there

300

What does they're mean?

a) in that place

b) belonging to them

c) they are

d) what

c) they are

400

Are you sure that is _____ favorite ice cream?

their

500

___(a)___ driving to ___(b)___ house for the party that's ___(c)___.

(a) they're

(b) their

(c) there

to too two

100

We saw _______ movies in the same day.

two

200

Can I come to the mall ____?

too

300

What does two mean?

a) the number 2

b) in the direction of

c) very or also

d) the letter 7

a) the number 2

400

Are you going ___ take a nap this weekend?

to

500

Luna is __(a)__ years old and she's not __(b)__ fond of going ___(c)___ the vet.

(a) two

(b) too

(c) to

Spell Check

100

_____ Valentine, I <3 U!

a) deer

b) dear

c) dare

d) bear

b) dear

200

What a great play, this is my favorite ____!

a) sean

b) seen

c) scene

d) scen

c) scene

300

I'm going to ____ food.

a) by

b) bi

c) bye

d) buy

d) buy

400

Goodbye, have a great ____!

a) knight

b) night

c) nite

d) knite

b) night

500

Wow, you ____ five tacos!

a) ate

b) eight

c) eat

d) ated

a) ate

People who didn't understand the assignment

100

What's my pig's name?

a) Sasha

b) Blue

c) Red

d) Orange

a) Sasha

200

What is my mom's car color?

a) Blue

b) Green

c) White

d) Red

a) Blue

300

got cool hoodies

a) i play with my brother sometimes

b) i love chips

c) i know how to do a back flip

d) i wanna go to cali

d) i wanna go to cali

400

why are we here

a) not one purpose

b) your just here

c) to live

d) i was just born

a) not one purpose

500

yurp

a) gruop

b) yurp

c) turtle

d) bc

c) turtle