Homophones — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Please write your name at the top of the page.
Write means to form letters with a pencil, which fits when adding your name to paper.
2. Turn right at the stop sign to reach school.
Right names a direction opposite of left, so it fits for turning at a stop sign.
3. Her shiny balloon was bright red like a cherry.
Red names a warm color we see on cherries and fire trucks, not an action word.
4. Last night I read three pages of my chapter book.
Read is an action we do with books, using our eyes to look at words and lines.
5. I ate a big slice of cheese pizza for dinner.
Ate is the past of eat, so it fits when we talk about finishing pizza at dinnertime.
6. Our class has eight pet goldfish in a tank.
Eight is the number 8, which we use to count things like fish in a classroom tank.
7. The strong wind blew my hat right off my head.
Blew is the past of blow, which fits when the wind moves a hat through the air.
8. The sky looked clear and blue after the storm.
Blue names a color we see on the sky and on oceans, not a wind action word.
9. I got every answer right on my spelling test.
Right can mean correct, which fits when every answer on a test is without errors.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
write
→ form letters with a pencil
form letters with a pencil
read
→ look at words in a book
look at words in a book
eight
→ the number 8
the number 8
blue
→ a color like the sky
a color like the sky
Matching homophones to clear meanings strengthens meaning-based spelling choices for kids.