Have you ever enjoyed playing with words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings? These are called homonyms, like ate/eight, ant/aunt, and cent/scent.
Let's practice by filling in the blanks with
the correct homonyms for the boldfaced words in the questions below!
1. If you ________ (meaning to combine
numbers to get a sum) up the prices in this ad (meaning
advertisement), you’ll see what this car really costs.
2. My friend’s _________ (meaning boyfriend)
gave her a pretty bow (ribbon tied in loops) for her hair.
3. After he chews (meaning grinds
with her teeth) this stick of gum for an hour, he will ____________ (meaning
to select/ pick) another flavor.
4. In the capital (meaning main,
chief) city, we must visit the ______________ (meaning building where the
legislature meets).
5. Angelina went to ______________ (meaning
to look) in a drugstore because she needed a light beige-colored eyebrow mascara
for her browse (meaning of lines of hair over the eyes).
6. The ____________ (meaning stopping
device) on your bike will break (meaning to split into pieces) if
you press it too hard.
7. In this _____________ (meaning part
of a city), ride around on your burro (meaning small donkey), and
you’ll find a rabbit ____________ (meaning hole).
8. How much can a potter earn (meaning
to get paid) for making copies of this ancient Oriental ________ (meaning
vase)?
9. It was quite a __________ (meaning
accomplishment, deed) for the elf to win this race with his tiny feet (meaning
lower parts of legs).
10. By
morning’s dew (meaning moisture on the ground), I will do (meaning
to accomplish) all I can to repay the debt that is ____________ (meaning
owed).
Answer Keys
1. add
2. beau
3. choose
4. capitol
5. browse
6. brake
7. borough, burrow
8. urn
9. feat
10. due
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