Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Here are some examples of homophones that might be appropriate for a fifth grade student:

  1. Hair/Hare
  2. Their/There
  3. Here/Hear
  4. Right/Write
  5. Knight/Night
  6. Blue/Blew
  7. Peace/Piece
  8. Sole/Soul
  9. Flower/Flour
  10. Flour/Flower

It can be challenging for students to learn and use homophones correctly, as they can be easily confused. One way to help students practice using homophones is to give them sentences or short paragraphs that contain homophones and have them identify and correct any errors. For example:

“I herd a noise coming from over their. It sounded like a hare running through the grass.”

Corrected: “I heard a noise coming from over there. It sounded like a hare running through the grass.”

Another helpful strategy is to have students create their own list of homophones and create sentences or stories using those words. This can help them practice using the correct homophone in context and improve their understanding of their meanings and spellings.

Sample test Questions

  1. Which word means the same as “flower”?
  2. Which word means the same as “flour”?
  3. Which word means the same as “write”?
  4. Which word means the same as “bear”?
  5. Which word means the same as “blue”?
  6. Which word means the same as “right”?
  7. Which word means the same as “their”?
  8. Which word means the same as “blew”?
  9. Which word means the same as “there”?
  10. Which word means the same as “hear”?
  11. Which word means the same as “night”?
  12. Which word means the same as “not”?
  13. Which word means the same as “sole”?
  14. Which word means the same as “knot”?
  15. Which word means the same as “piece”?
  16. Which word means the same as “knight”?
  17. Which word means the same as “here”?
  18. Which word means the same as “bare”?
  19. Which word means the same as “peace”?
  20. Which word means the same as “soul”?

Answer

Which word means the same as “flower”?

  • Flour

Which word means the same as “flour”?

  • Flower

Which word means the same as “write”?

  • Right

Which word means the same as “bear”?

  • Bare

Which word means the same as “blue”?

  • Blew

Which word means the same as “right”?

  • Write

Which word means the same as “their”?

  • There

Which word means the same as “blew”?

  • Blue

Which word means the same as “there”?

  • Their

Which word means the same as “hear”?

  • Here

Which word means the same as “night”?

  • Knight

Which word means the same as “not”?

  • Knot

Which word means the same as “sole”?

  • Soul

Which word means the same as “knot”?

  • Not

Which word means the same as “piece”?

  • Peace

Which word means the same as “knight”?

  • Night

Which word means the same as “here”?

  • Hear

Which word means the same as “bare”?

  • Bear

Which word means the same as “peace”?

  • Piece

Which word means the same as “soul”?

  • Sole

Homophones Worksheets for Grade 5

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