3 free homophones resources for 8th Grade: 3 worksheets. Answers included.
Words that sound the same but are spelled differently. 8th grade extends algebra to expanding brackets and two-step equations, adds percentages increase and decrease, ratio and rates, index laws and congruence.
Students will practice: 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; distinguishing near homophones by meaning; choosing the correct near homophone in formal writing; explaining the difference between easily confused words; using memory hooks for tricky pairs.
Printable practice with an answer sheet.
Students build accuracy with homophones that often slip into written work: aloud and allowed, brake and break, coarse and course, peace…
Students tackle near homophones, words that sound almost the same but have different meanings and spellings: allusion and illusion,…
Students master the homophones that trip up formal and civic writing: principal and principle, capital and capitol, stationary and…
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Words that sound the same but are spelled differently. At 8th Grade, our resources focus on: 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.
Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.
Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.
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