Name Class Period Date

Homonyms

Write the correct word that best completes each sentence.Use the words from the word list. Do not use a word from the word list more than once.

ad
add
ate
ceiling
chord
/ cord
dew
do
due
eight
/ fair
fare
feat
feet
heard
/ herd
hour
meat
meet
our
/ sealing
teas
tease
waive
wave
/
1. / / I can't tell you what ____ plans are, but we will probably go on vacation sometime in June.
2. / / Vegetarians don't eat ____, but get protein from beans, nuts and grains.
3. / / Dewanna Foster was hurt when the ____ collapsed at 329 Koehne Street.
4. / / The new assistant performed a remarkable ____ of organization with the office files.
5. / / The expansion will ____ 190,224 square feet to the medical center building.
6. / / The car accident victims were listed in ____ condition two days after the crash.
7. / / When the Metro stopped at the Smithsonian Museum, a ____ of tourists pushed through the doors.
8. / / Girls in the 1950s spent hours trying to ____ their hair into something that looked like a beehive.
9. / / I once read a story about a man who ____ a whole car!
10. / / Celine Dion's new album is ____ out sometime next month.
11. / / Twain's humor struck a universal ____ among his readers.
12. / / The school board decided not to ____ any of the graduation requirements for the new student.


Homonyms

Write the correct word that best completes each sentence.

1. / / (Peace, Piece) in the Middle East seems a distant dream now.
2. / / England is known for its damp, and often cold, (climb, clime).
3. / / The engineers were afraid the dam would (brake, break) if the water got any higher.
4. / / The story of Paul Bunyan is a tall (tail, tale).
5. / / We came in late and only saw the (tail, tale) end of the movie.
6. / / The symptoms of the disease include stomach (pain, pane), muscle aches and vomiting.
7. / / The baby kept staring at the (ceiling, sealing), fascinated with his new world.
8. / / Michael has just ordered a new bedroom (suite, sweet) and it is beautiful!
9. / / The (patience, patients) at the state mental hospital had little hope of ever leaving.
10. / / He was looking for the bread (aisle, I'll, idol, isle) so he could buy bagels.
11. / / The newlyweds sat in the corner whispering (suite, sweet) nothings to each other.
12. / / A spinal (chord, cord) injury can cause paralysis or even death.
13. / / The wind (acts, ax, axe) on the wings to lift a plane into the air.
14. / / The resort offers daily (made, maid) service to its guests.