Homophones — Answer Key
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
1. Sort each homophone into the group where it belongs.
number or amount
two dogstwo kids action, place, or also
too hotgo to bedto schooltoo sweet Grouping by job helps kids connect the right spelling to the right meaning quickly.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. I have two red apples in my lunchbox.
Two means the number 2, so it fits when we count apples.
2. The soup is too hot to eat right now.
Too means very or also, which matches when something is more than we want.
3. We walked to the playground after lunch.
To points toward a place, and it fits in front of playground.
4. My sister wants to come too, not stay home.
Too can mean also, which fits when one person joins another in an action.
5. The vet has two cats in a little basket.
Two counts things, so it fits when we name how many cats there are.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. In I have to cats, the word to is used correctly.
True False
Cats are being counted, so the number two is the correct word to use.
2. In This juice is too sweet, too means very.
True False
Too can mean very or more than needed, which matches the meaning of sweet here.
3. The sentence We go two the park uses two in the right way.
True False
We are not counting parks; we are going toward one, so to is the correct spelling.
4. In Dan went to bed early, to works before bed.
True False
To fits before a place or a verb, and bed is the place Dan went, so it is correct.