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.
bee or one (insect or number)
a busy beeone applebuzzing beeone book be or won (action or verb)
be kindshe won the race Grouping by job helps kids quickly match spelling to meaning for these common homophones.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. I want to be a good friend at school.
Be is a verb that means to exist or act, which fits when we talk about being a friend.
2. A fuzzy yellow bee landed on the flower.
Bee names a small flying insect that buzzes and lands on flowers to collect pollen.
3. Our team won the big soccer game on Friday.
Won is the past of win, so it fits when a team finishes first in a game.
4. I only have one cookie left on my plate.
One is the number 1, which fits when we count exactly one cookie on a plate.
5. Please be quiet while the baby sleeps.
Be is a verb that pairs with words like quiet or still, telling us how to act.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. In A bee buzzed by my ear, bee names an insect.
True False
Bee is the little flying insect that buzzes, so the sentence uses the word correctly.
2. The sentence I want to bee first in line uses bee correctly.
True False
First in line is about acting, not an insect, so be is the correct word here.
3. In She won a gold medal, won means she came in first.
True False
Won is the past of win, which fits when a person comes in first and earns a medal.
4. In I have won pet fish, the word won is used correctly.
True False
Counting fish uses the number one, not the win word won, so the sentence is wrong.