Homophones and Homographs — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. That is their dog barking loudly.
'Their' is a possessive pronoun showing ownership by them.
2. The sea is over there past the dunes.
'There' refers to a place; 'their' shows ownership.
3. I can't wait until they're home from school.
'They're' is the contraction meaning 'they are'.
4. Is this your new backpack?
'Your' is a possessive pronoun; it shows belonging to you.
5. I ate the whole sandwich at lunch.
'Ate' is the past tense of 'eat'; 'eight' is the number 8.
6. The turtle pulled its head into its shell.
'Its' shows ownership; 'it's' means 'it is'.
7. It's raining outside again today.
'It's' is the contraction for 'it is' or 'it has'.
8. We could see the waves from our cabin.
'See' means to look; 'sea' is a large body of salt water.
9. The sea was so calm and blue.
'Sea' is a body of salt water; 'see' means to look.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
hear
→ to listen with ears
a warrior in armor
here
→ in this place
to listen with ears
knight
→ a warrior in armor
the dark time of day
night
→ the dark time of day
in this place
Hear is to listen, here is a place, knight is a warrior, night is after sunset.