Homonyms Test

Name_____________________ Date________________

Homonym Test

I. Homonym meanings. Write the letter of the correct meaning in the blank in front of the homonym.

_____chilly

_____chili

_____ die

_____dye

_____peer

_____pier

_____ore

_____oar

_____or

_____freeze

_____frees

_____frieze

A. sets loose

B. to color

C. fishing ramp

D. cool

E. raw or unrefined metal

F. similar to a paddle

G. when water changes to ice

H. a spicy, meat dish

I. to look at; someone the same age

J. decorative artwork band above a column

K. to stop living

L. either

II. Homonym editing. Read this paragraph and look for mistakes in homonyms. If wrong homonyms are used, then underline them and put the correctly spelled homonyms on the line below the paragraph.

There was a herd of deer and a flock of sheep grazing on the hillside. A

gentle rain was falling. The weather vane on the barn showed that the wind was

blowing out of the south. Suddenly the wind began to pick up and hale began to fall.

One doe began leading her fawns into the woods, and a yew led her lambs back

towards the barn. Soon the storm stopped and sweet rays of sunshine came

beaming across the countryside again.

III. Write the homonym for each word.

buy_____________________

pear____________________

horse____________________

morning_________________

deer___________________

doe____________________

you____________________

him____________________

time____________________

alter____________________

earn____________________

peer____________________

great___________________

been____________________

liar_____________________

hail________________________

sell________________________

bazaar_____________________

pain_______________________

kernel_____________________

board_____________________

core______________________

all_______________________

sword____________________

crews____________________

sweet____________________

need_____________________

rain_____________________

Sunday __________________

gamble___________________

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