Name:________________________________________


Homophone Practice Sheet #3

Directions: Read each sentence. Circle the letter of the answer that correctly completes the sentence.

1. When you destroy a building and make it fall to the ground, you _______ it.

A. raise

B. rays

C. raze

5. The pan is made of ______.

A. mettle

B. metal

2. My sister and I wear the same ______ clothes.

A. sighs

B. size


6. To _______ means to make a mistake.

A. err

B. air

C. heir



3. I ______ my brother $5.00.

A. owe

B. oh


7. We were ______ and nervous as we waited to hear who had won!

A. tents

B. tense


4. Our ________ is a wonderful man!

A. principal

B. principle


8. Just let me take a ______ at the picture!

A. peak

B. peek


9. Please walk _________home.

A. strait

B. straight


10. Mrs. Brown ________us math this year.

A. taught

B. taut