Homophones and Homographs — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Please write your name clearly at the top of the page.
Write is a verb meaning to make letters or words, while right means correct or a direction.
2. She turned right at the corner near the library.
Right names a direction or correctness, while write describes the act of putting letters down.
3. He played the lead role in the school play last month.
Role names a character or job, while roll names a small bread or a turning motion.
4. She ate a warm dinner roll with her bowl of soup.
Roll names a bread piece or a turning motion, while role names an actor's part.
5. Did the mail carrier deliver the package this morning?
Mail names letters and packages, while male describes the masculine gender.
6. The male peacock displayed his colorful tail feathers proudly.
Male describes masculine gender, while mail names items delivered by the post.
7. Fetch a pail of water from the well behind the barn.
Pail names a bucket, while pale describes a light, washed-out color.
8. Her face turned pale when she heard the surprising news.
Pale describes a light or drained color, while pail names a small bucket.
9. Please mail that report to your supervisor before noon today.
Mail can be a verb for sending or a noun for letters; male is unrelated to delivery.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
write
→ form letters or words on a surface
form letters or words on a surface
right
→ correct or opposite of left
correct or opposite of left
role
→ a part performed by an actor
a part performed by an actor
roll
→ a small round piece of bread
a small round piece of bread
Each homophone has a unique meaning even though pairs sound alike, so context and definition reveal the right word.