Homophones and Homonyms
Grade 5 · English
Homophones and Homonyms
3 activities · Fill in! · Sort it!
Words that sound the same — their/there/they're, flower/flour, mail/male and more
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1

Choose the correct homophone for each blank!

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I need to make the cake batter.
write
flour
flower
The postman delivered the early.
flower
bear
mail
The cub played in the snow.
right
bear
mail
The bloomed pink in the garden.
flower
male
bear
He walked with feet on the sand.
right
bare
mail
2

Choose the correct word for each sentence!

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I have sisters.
hear
here
two
The students left bags outside.
their
they're
two
going to the park today.
they're
to
too
Come over immediately!
they're
to
here
Can you the music?
too
their
hear
3

Sort each word pair — are they HOMOPHONES (sound the same, different meaning) or HOMONYMS (same spelling AND same sound, different meaning)?

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1mail / male
2light (not heavy) / light (brightness)
3right / write
4sea / see
5bare / bear
6bank (river bank) / bank (money bank)
7flour / flower
8bat (cricket bat) / bat (flying animal)
Homophones (sound the same, spelled differently)
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Homonyms (same spelling, different meanings)
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