This Grade 5 medium worksheet builds homophone mastery for write, right, role, roll, mail, male, pail, and pale through nine fill-in sentences and a definition-matching activity. Grade 5 students rely on context clues and dictionary-style meanings to make precise word choices. Aligned with CCSS L.5.5, the worksheet strengthens vocabulary precision while explaining why each homophone fits its specific sentence cleanly and accurately.
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Homophones and Homographs
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.
2. She turned right at the corner near the library.
3. He played the lead role in the school play last month.
4. She ate a warm dinner roll with her bowl of soup.
5. Did the mail carrier deliver the package this morning?
6. The male peacock displayed his colorful tail feathers proudly.
7. Fetch a pail of water from the well behind the barn.
8. Her face turned pale when she heard the surprising news.
9. Please mail that report to your supervisor before noon today.
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
Homophones and Homographs
★ 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.
2) She turned right at the corner near the library.
3) He played the lead role in the school play last month.
4) She ate a warm dinner roll with her bowl of soup.
5) Did the mail carrier deliver the package this morning?
6) The male peacock displayed his colorful tail feathers proudly.
7) Fetch a pail of water from the well behind the barn.
8) Her face turned pale when she heard the surprising news.
9) Please mail that report to your supervisor before noon today.
★ 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
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