PalmaSola Samoset Home Reading Workshop Vocabulary ABCTeach  


What are Homophones?


Homophones are words that sound alike but are different in spelling, meaning or origin. An example of a pair of homophones is blew and blue. Another example is to, too and two.

1. The wind blew.
In this sentence blew means that the wind moved.
2. The waters of the ocean were blue.
In this sentence blue is a color.

Online Interactive Homophone Practice #1
Online Interactive Homophone Practice #2
Online Interactive Homophone Practice #3
Online Interactive Homophone Practice #4
Homophone Worksheet #1
Homophone Worksheet #2
Homophone Worksheet #3
Homophone Worksheet #4
Homophone Bulletin Board Sheet/Teaching Aid

Online Interactive Homophone Practice (A-L)
Note: These are from a teacher's page in Virginia. When you submit your quiz it is graded. On that page press the try again button. There are 600 homophones to practice with on this page and the link that follows!
Online Interactive Homophone Practice (M-Z)
Sense and Non-sense! Homophone Practice Sheet from Scholastic.com
Online Homophone Crossword Puzzle from ABCTEACH.com