Homophones and Homographs — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which Grade 3 pair is a set of homophones?
A) bat and bat
B) to and two
C) lead and lead
D) bark and bark
'To' and 'two' sound the same but have different spellings, making them homophones.
2. Which Grade 3 word is a homograph with two meanings?
A) see
B) hear
C) bark
D) eight
'Bark' can mean tree skin or a dog sound, so it is a homograph.
3. In 'The wind blew the leaves away,' what does 'wind' mean (Grade 3)?
A) moving air
B) to turn a handle
C) a kind of clock
D) a path
'Wind' can mean moving air or to turn; here it blew leaves, so it is air.
4. Which Grade 3 sentence uses the correct homophone?
A) I want too cookies.
B) I want to cookies.
C) I want two cookies.
D) I want tu cookies.
'Two' is the number 2, which matches 'two cookies' in this Grade 3 sentence.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The baseball player picked up the bat and stepped to the plate.
'Bat' is a homograph meaning a flying mammal or a baseball club; here it is the club.
2. I could hear my friend calling from across the street.
'Hear' means to listen with ears; 'here' means in this place.
3. She wiped a tear from her eye after the sad story.
'Tear' is a homograph meaning a drop from the eye or to rip paper.
4. The coach will lead us in warm-up exercises.
'Lead' is a homograph meaning a metal or to guide; here it means to guide.
5. Flower and 'flour' sound alike but mean different things.
'Flower' is a blooming plant and 'flour' is a baking ingredient; they are homophones.