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Homophone Pairs: Bear or Bare, Flour or Flower — Answers

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Homophone Pairs: Bear or Bare, Flour or Flower — Answers

Part A: Match the meaning

Homophones sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. Draw a line from each word to its meaning.

1.Match each word to its meaning.
  • bear
  • bare
  • flour
  • flower
  • tail
  • tale
  • a large, furry wild animal
  • a powder used to make bread and cakes
  • the part at the back end of an animal
  • the part of a plant that blooms
  • a story
  • not covered, such as bare feet

Answer: bear → a large, furry wild animal; bare → not covered, such as bare feet; flour → a powder used to make bread and cakes; flower → the part of a plant that blooms; tail → the part at the back end of an animal; tale → a story

2.Now match these words to their meanings.
  • sea
  • see
  • hole
  • whole
  • sail
  • sale
  • a huge area of salty water
  • to look at with your eyes
  • all of something
  • a time when things are sold, often for less
  • a large sheet that catches the wind on a boat
  • a gap or hollow

Answer: sea → a huge area of salty water; see → to look at with your eyes; hole → a gap or hollow; whole → all of something; sail → a large sheet that catches the wind on a boat; sale → a time when things are sold, often for less

Part B: Choose the right spelling

Read the whole sentence to work out the meaning, then circle the correct word.

3.The dog wagged its (answer space).
  1. Atail
  2. Btale

Answer: tail

A tail is the back end of an animal.

4.Grandma told us a (answer space) about a dragon.
  1. Atail
  2. Btale

Answer: tale

A tale is a story.

5.We need two cups of (answer space) for the cake.
  1. Aflower
  2. Bflour

Answer: flour

Flour is the powder used for baking.

6.The cupboard was completely (answer space).
  1. Abare
  2. Bbear

Answer: bare

Bare means empty or not covered.

7.I ate the (answer space) pizza by myself!
  1. Ahole
  2. Bwhole

Answer: whole

Whole means all of it.

8.The boat's (answer space) filled with wind.
  1. Asail
  2. Bsale

Answer: sail

A sail catches the wind.

9.The shoes were cheap because they were on (answer space).
  1. Asail
  2. Bsale

Answer: sale

A sale is when prices are lower.

10.The (answer space) rode into the castle on a white horse.
  1. Anight
  2. Bknight

Answer: knight

A knight was a soldier who served a king or queen.

Part C: Show the difference

Write two sentences for each pair. The sentences must make the meaning of each word clear.

11.Write one sentence using meet and one using meat.

Answer: Any two correct sentences, e.g. Let's meet at the park. We cooked meat on the grill.

12.Write one sentence using week and one using weak.

Answer: Any two correct sentences, e.g. School finishes next week. I felt weak after being sick.

13.Write one sentence using plain and one using plane.

Answer: Any two correct sentences, e.g. I like plain toast. The plane landed safely.

14.Write one sentence using sea and one using see.

Answer: Any two correct sentences, e.g. The sea was calm today. I can see a rainbow.

Part D: Fix the homophones

15.Fix the homophones: The bare climbed a tree to sea the hole valley.

Answer: The bear climbed a tree to see the whole valley.

16.Fix the homophones: At knight we told a scary tail about a lost night.

Answer: At night we told a scary tale about a lost knight.

17.Fix the homophones: The flours in the garden smelled sweet, and the baker bought more flower.

Answer: The flowers in the garden smelled sweet, and the baker bought more flour.

Part E: Your turn

18.Your turn: write a short story of four to six sentences about an adventure at sea. Use at least five homophones from this sheet correctly and underline them.

Model answer: One night, a brave knight set off across the sea. The wind filled the sail of his little boat. Through a hole in the clouds he could see the moon. Suddenly a huge whale flicked its tail and splashed the whole deck. It would make a great tale to tell back home.

Success criteria:

  • Four to six sentences that tell a short story
  • At least five homophones from the sheet
  • Every homophone spelled correctly for its meaning
  • Homophones underlined
  • Capital letters and end punctuation
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