This Grade 3 homophones worksheet introduces common sound-alike word pairs including plain and plane, bare and bear, tail and tale, wait and weight, sale and sail, and made and maid. Students correct sentences, fill blanks, and answer true or false questions. Each item builds spelling awareness and meaning recognition for Grade 3 readers learning to distinguish tricky homophones in daily reading and writing tasks.
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Homophones and Homographs
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
The airplane flew over the plane field.
Rewrite: The airplane flew over the plain field.
2. Fix the sentence:
The bare walked into the bare woods.
Rewrite: The bear walked into the bare woods.
3. Fix the sentence:
The dog wagged its tale happily.
Rewrite: The dog wagged its tail happily.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Please wait for me at the corner.
2. The store had a big sale on toys.
3. Mom made a cake for my birthday.
4. The weight of rice was heavy to carry.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. In Grade 3, 'plane' and 'plain' are homophones that sound the same.
True False
2. The word 'bear' only means a large furry animal in Grade 3 writing.
True False
3. 'Tail' and 'tale' have the same spelling but different meanings.
True False
Homophones and Homographs
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
The airplane flew over the plane field.
Rewrite: The airplane flew over the plain field.
2) Fix the sentence:
The bare walked into the bare woods.
Rewrite: The bear walked into the bare woods.
3) Fix the sentence:
The dog wagged its tale happily.
Rewrite: The dog wagged its tail happily.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) Please wait for me at the corner.
2) The store had a big sale on toys.
3) Mom made a cake for my birthday.
4) The weight of rice was heavy to carry.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) In Grade 3, 'plane' and 'plain' are homophones that sound the same.
True
False
2) The word 'bear' only means a large furry animal in Grade 3 writing.
True
False
3) 'Tail' and 'tale' have the same spelling but different meanings.
True
False
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