Homophones and Homographs — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Read: 'The Grade 4 musician played a soft note on the bow of her violin.' What does bow mean?
A) the long stick used to play a stringed instrument
B) to bend forward at the waist
C) a curved weapon for shooting arrows
D) a knot tied with loops, like on a present
Bow here is the violin tool, shown by the Grade 4 musical context of playing a note.
2. Read: 'Grade 4 students should know whose backpack this is before lunch ends.' Which word matches whose?
A) who's, which means who is
B) whom, which is an object pronoun
C) whoever, an indefinite pronoun
D) house, a place to live
Whose and who's are Grade 4 homophones; whose shows possession, who's means who is.
3. Read: 'Will the new bell schedule affect our Grade 4 lunch period?' Why is affect correct?
A) affect is a verb meaning to influence
B) affect is a noun meaning emotion
C) affect is the past tense of effect
D) affect always begins with E
Affect is a Grade 4 verb meaning to influence, which fits the action of changing the schedule.
4. Read: 'The Grade 4 coach asked us to record our personal best times in our notebooks.' What does record mean?
A) to write down or capture information
B) a flat disc that plays music
C) a top achievement or best score
D) a written history of events
Record here is a verb meaning to write down, fitting the Grade 4 notebook context.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. I do not know whether the Grade 4 game will be indoors or outdoors today.
Whether shows two options, while weather refers to outdoor conditions in Grade 4.
2. Our Grade 4 class follows one main principle: always treat others with kindness and respect.
Principle is a guiding belief, distinct from principal (a person) in Grade 4 vocabulary.
3. The Grade 4 team will record their performance to share with families at conferences.
Record as a verb fits the Grade 4 context of capturing a performance to share later.
4. Some Grade 4 students may object to longer recess being shortened for extra math time.
Object as a verb means to protest, fitting the Grade 4 sentence about shorter recess.
5. Grandma sat close to me at the Grade 4 recital so we could whisper about the songs.
Close means near, shown by the action of whispering together in this Grade 4 sentence.