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Homophones with Silent Letters: know/no, knew/new, whole/hole — Answers

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Homophones with Silent Letters: know/no, knew/new, whole/hole — Answers

Part A: Choose the right word

Read the whole sentence and think about the meaning. Circle the word that fits.

1.I (answer space) the answer!
  1. Aknow
  2. Bno

Answer: know

Know (with a silent k) means to have something in your head. No is the opposite of yes.

2.There is (answer space) milk left.
  1. Aknow
  2. Bno

Answer: no

No means none or not any.

3.She (answer space) the way home.
  1. Aknew
  2. Bnew

Answer: knew

Knew is the past tense of know.

4.I got (answer space) shoes for my birthday.
  1. Aknew
  2. Bnew

Answer: new

New means not old.

5.He ate the (answer space) pizza by himself!
  1. Awhole
  2. Bhole

Answer: whole

Whole (with a silent w) means all of it.

6.The rabbit dug a deep (answer space).
  1. Awhole
  2. Bhole

Answer: hole

A hole is a gap or an opening in something.

7. (answer space) are my socks?
  1. AWhere
  2. BWear

Answer: Where

Where asks about a place.

8.I will (answer space) my raincoat today.
  1. Awhere
  2. Bwear

Answer: wear

Wear means to have clothes on your body.

Part B: Find the silent letter

A silent letter is written but not said. Write the silent letter in each word.

9.know → the silent letter is (answer space)

Answer: k

10.whole → the silent letter is (answer space)

Answer: w

11.knot → the silent letter is (answer space)

Answer: k

12.knew → the silent letter is (answer space)

Answer: k

Part C: Fill the gap

Write the correct homophone in the gap.

13.Can you untie this (answer space) in my lace? (knot / not)

Answer: knot

A knot is a tie in a string or rope.

14.I am (answer space) tired yet. (knot / not)

Answer: not

Not makes a sentence mean the opposite.

15.Do you (answer space) where my bag is? (know / no)

Answer: know

Know means to have the information.

16.We moved to a (answer space) house. (knew / new)

Answer: new

New means not old.

Part D: Fix the note

17.Fix the mistakes in this note: I no you lost your hat. I found a knew one with a whole in it. (3 mistakes)

Answer: I know you lost your hat. I found a new one with a hole in it.

  1. no → know (to have the information)
  2. knew → new (not old)
  3. whole → hole (a gap)

Part E: True or false?

18.Whole and hole sound the same.

Answer: True

They sound the same but have different spellings and meanings, so they are homophones.

19.The k in knee is a silent letter.

Answer: True

We do not say the k: knee sounds like nee.

Part F: Your turn

20.Your turn: write two sentences. Use knew and new in the first sentence, and where and wear in the second.

Model answer: I knew my new puppy would love the park. Where did you wear your sun hat today?

Success criteria:

  • Two complete sentences
  • knew and new both used with the correct meaning
  • where and wear both used with the correct meaning
  • Capital letters and end marks
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