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Free Year 9 Homophones for Writers: Proofreading Sound-Alike Words Worksheet

Students build accuracy with homophones that often slip into written work: aloud and allowed, brake and break, coarse and course, peace and piece, plain and plane, pour and pore, rain, reign and rein, sight, site and cite, and waist and waste. They choose the right word in context, use memory hooks, find homophone errors that a spell-checker would miss, and write sentences that use both words of a pair correctly.

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Year
Year 9
Subject
English
Topic
Homophones
Difficulty
Level 2 · Standard
Estimated time
25 minutes
Curriculum
New Zealand Curriculum
Questions
18
Answers
Included, with working
Format
PDF (A4), print or complete online

Students will practise

  • choosing the correct homophone in context
  • using memory hooks to remember homophone spellings
  • proofreading for homophone errors
  • using both words of a homophone pair correctly

Curriculum: New Zealand Curriculum. We show specific outcome codes only where they have been verified against the official curriculum document.

What's next?

Completed: Homophones for Writers: Proofreading Sound-Alike Words

  1. 1Near Homophones: allusion/illusion, discreet/discrete, eminent/imminent and More
Harder: Level 3 · Challenge →

How to use this worksheet

  1. Print the PDF or complete it on screen. Write the student's name and date at the top.
  2. Read the instructions for each part together before starting. Encourage working to be shown.
  3. Mark with the answer sheet. Use the model answers and success criteria as a guide rather than a single right answer.
  4. Record the score, celebrate what went well, then follow the "What's next" suggestion.

Common questions

Who is this worksheet for?

Year 9 students (typically ages 13–14) working on homophones. It is pitched at level 2 · standard; a harder version is linked above.

Are the answers included?

Yes. The PDF includes a full answer sheet with model answers and success criteria where there is more than one good answer. You can also view the answers online.

How long does it take?

About 25 minutes for 18 questions. Short, regular sessions work best: two or three a week beats one long one.

Do I need to sign up to download?

No. Click Download Free PDF and it opens immediately. It is free for personal, classroom and homeschool use.

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Try Near Homophones: allusion/illusion, discreet/discrete, eminent/imminent and More.

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Success TutoringWorksheetsYear 9 · English · Homophones

Homophones for Writers: Proofreading Sound-Alike Words

Name

Date

Score /

If it sounds right, check that it also means the right thing.

Part A: Choose the homophone

Circle the correct word.

1.Phones are not (answer space) in the exam room.
  1. Aaloud
  2. Ballowed
2.Please read the poem (answer space).
  1. Aaloud
  2. Ballowed
3.Press the (answer space) gently when riding downhill.
  1. Abrake
  2. Bbreak
4.The golf (answer space) runs along the river.
  1. Acoarse
  2. Bcourse
5.The sand on this beach is (answer space) and gritty.
  1. Acoarse
  2. Bcourse
6.The two countries finally signed a (answer space) treaty.
  1. Apeace
  2. Bpiece
7.The farmhouse stood alone on the wide, flat (answer space).
  1. Aplain
  2. Bplane
8.The queen's (answer space) lasted more than sixty years.
  1. Arain
  2. Breign
  3. Crein
9.In your essay, you must (answer space) your sources.
  1. Asight
  2. Bsite
  3. Ccite
10.Throwing away good food is a (answer space) of money.
  1. Awaist
  2. Bwaste

Part B: Fill the gap

Write the correct word from the parentheses.

11.The rider pulled on the (answer space) to slow the horse. (rain / reign / rein)
12.Sweat ran from every (answer space) on his face. (pour / pore)
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