Homophones and Homographs — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Read this Grade 4 sentence: 'The students put they're books over their on the shelf.' Which fix is correct?
A) The students put their books over there on the shelf.
B) The students put there books over their on the shelf.
C) The students put they're books over there on the shelf.
D) The students put their books over they're on the shelf.
Books belong to students (their), and the shelf shows location (there), so option 0 fixes both errors.
2. Which Grade 4 sentence has NO homophone error?
A) I can here the bell ringing now.
B) I knew the answer before class started.
C) Press the break to stop the car.
D) Their going to the park later.
Only option 1 uses 'knew' correctly as past tense; the others mix up homophone pairs.
3. Read: 'Its raining, so the dog wagged it's tail by the door.' What is the Grade 4 fix?
A) Its raining, so the dog wagged its tail by the door.
B) It's raining, so the dog wagged its tail by the door.
C) It's raining, so the dog wagged it's tail by the door.
D) Its raining, so the dog wagged it's tail by the door.
'It's raining' means 'it is raining' (contraction), and 'its tail' shows ownership, so option 1 is correct.
4. Which Grade 4 revision fixes the homophone errors in: 'I no the son is to bright today'?
A) I know the sun is to bright today.
B) I know the sun is too bright today.
C) I no the sun is too bright today.
D) I knew the son is too bright today.
Option 1 fixes all three errors: 'know' (understand), 'sun' (sky), and 'too' (very).
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Proofread: 'The bear ate its honey from the tree' — fill the correct homophone for ownership in Grade 4.
The honey belongs to the bear, so the possessive homophone 'its' is correct, not 'it's'.
2. Proofread: 'We are going to study Grade 4 grammar after lunch' — fill the correct contraction.
Because the sentence means 'we are going', the helping verb 'are' completes the meaning correctly.
3. Proofread: 'Please put the books over there on the Grade 4 shelf' — fill the place word.
The phrase 'on the shelf' signals a location, so the place homophone 'there' fits.
4. Proofread: 'I wonder where I left my Grade 4 homework' — fill the question word that sounds like 'wear'.
The clue 'I wonder' starts a question about location, so the homophone 'where' is correct.
5. Proofread: 'The dog ate its whole bowl of food' — fill the homophone meaning entire.
The bowl belongs to the dog, so the possessive homophone 'its' is the right choice here.