Homophones and Spelling Practice

Homophones are each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling. They cause confusions in spelling words. Even native English speakers often misspell the words they mean to express. Let’s practice the following homophones by choosing the correct word for each sentence to make sense.

   

   1.   The boy had to read a book (allowed,   aloud) so he could stay awake and forget about horrible thoughts.

   

   2.   The ring leaders of the (band,   banned) strike had a secret meeting to come up with a grand scheme.

   3.   All my (aunts,     ants) live in Louisiana.

   

   4.   The couple walked down the aisle and declared their consent and vows before God at the (alter,   altar).

   5.   Sandy felt somewhat melancholy looking out the window. There was a tree standing alone and already (bear,     bare) in her backyard.

   6.   Mrs. Martha thought about decorating the bulletin (board,   bored) in her classroom so that her students would not get (bored,   board).

   7.   Michelle’s Summer house is located near the beautiful (beech,    beach) named Zuma.

   8.   Jeremy is a photographer who loves to capture the delicate beauty of (barren,   baron) deserts.

   9.   Like our (oral,     aural) culture, our society is atomized, disparate, and largely obsessed with trivia.

   10.  Since all schools are closed and kids are being homeschooled these day, they are not given the list of school supplies and (stationary,     stationery) items from their teachers.

Answer Keys

   

   1.   aloud

   2.   banned

   3.   aunts

   4.   altar

   5.   bare

   6.   board, bored

   7.   beach

   8.   barren

   9.   oral

   10. stationery