Homophones and Homographs — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Grade 3 paragraph: 'The kids took there backpacks to school.' Which fix is correct?
A) Change 'there' to 'their' for ownership
B) Change 'there' to 'they're' for a contraction
C) Change 'took' to 'taken' for tense
D) No fix is needed in the sentence
Grade 3 homophones: 'their' shows ownership; 'there' is a place.
2. Grade 3 sentence: 'Your going to love the new park today.' Which fix is right?
A) Change 'Your' to 'You're' meaning 'you are'
B) Change 'going' to 'gone'
C) Change 'love' to 'loved'
D) No fix is needed at all
Grade 3 contractions: 'you're' = you are; 'your' shows ownership.
3. Grade 3 sentence: 'We went too the store to buy milk.' Which fix works?
A) Change 'too' to 'to' showing direction
B) Change 'too' to 'two' meaning 2
C) Change 'went' to 'goes'
D) No fix is needed here
Grade 3 homophones: 'to' = direction; 'too' = also; 'two' = 2.
4. Grade 3: 'The dog wagged it's tail happily.' Which fix is correct?
A) Change "it's" to 'its' for ownership
B) Change 'wagged' to 'wags'
C) Change 'happily' to 'happy'
D) No fix is needed in this sentence
Grade 3 rule: 'its' shows ownership; 'it's' means it is.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Grade 3 edit: 'The children lost their lunchboxes at the park.' Use the possessive.
Grade 3 meaning: 'their' shows ownership; 'there' is location.
2. Grade 3 edit: 'You're my best friend in the whole school.' Use the contraction.
Grade 3 rule: 'you're' = you are; 'your' shows ownership.
3. Grade 3 edit: 'I want two cookies, not just one cookie.' Use the number word.
Grade 3 homophones: 'two' = 2; 'to' = direction; 'too' = also.
4. Grade 3 edit: 'The cat chased its own tail for fun.' Use the possessive.
Grade 3 rule: 'its' shows ownership; 'it's' is contraction.
5. Grade 3 edit: 'Sam ate a cookie, and Lily wanted one too.' Use also.
Grade 3 meaning: 'too' = also; 'to' = direction; 'two' = 2.