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Homophones 3

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Homophones 3

Homophones are two words that sound same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.

Study the meanings of the words, then take a quiz to place them correctly in a sentence.

• Forth: onward in time, place, or order

• Fourth: being next after the third in place or time

• Ascent: the act of rising or mounting upward: climb

• Assent: an act of agreeing to something especially after thoughtful consideration.

1. He gave his ______ to begin the _________ of the mountain.

2. From that day _________ the team never lost a lead in the ________ quarter.

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Read the following:

•“ Fortune favours the bold” is a quote attributed to Virgil and various other Roman authors.

• It means that success comes to those fearless enough to venture forth in pursuit of their goals.

• Another variation of the Virgil quote is “ fortune favours the bold and the foolish”.

• This suggests that bold actions, whether wise or not, can achieve valuable results.

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• It took luck for the golfer to make the putt.

• She stood on a wooden ladder to find the library book.

Luck Look

Putt Put

Buck Book

Stud Stood

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Choose the homophones in brackets to fill the gaps:

1. You’re not_______ to play music in your room after half eleven at night. (allowed/aloud)

2. Wheat is ground into ___________ for making bread. (flour/floor)

3. It’s very late to go all that way now, Kristen. Why don’t you sleep over at_____ house? (hour/our)

4. The beautiful, pert young maiden was rescued by a boyish ____________ in shinning armour. (night/knight)

5. No________ won the match. It was a draw.(won/one)

6. Why don’t you save your photos to cd? It’s not difficult to do so. In fact, it’s a ___________ of cake. (peace/piece)

7. Gonzalo was 18 when he first saw the ______. (see/sea)

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8. I think I need glasses. I’m getting headaches and my ____________ isn’t as sharp as it was. (sight/site)

9. Some rats stole my _________ Zippo lighter. (steal/steel)

10. Look! There they are, in _________ new red sports car. (there/their)

11. ________ looking for the lost dog.(Their/ They’re)

Make sentences on the following homonyms:

Air- heir

Be- bee

Break-brake

Groan-grown

Heard- herd

Bear - bare

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Write homonyms for the following:

Wait

Ceiling

Threw

Pair

Higher

Vain

No

Side

Herd

Nose

male