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Homonyms Fun!

A fun worksheet for Grade 2 students to practice identifying and understanding homonyms.

Grade 2 ELA GrammarLanguage and VocabularyHomonyms
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TextMultiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksMatchingShort Answer

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4.a

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ELAGrammarHomonymsVocabularyGrade 2
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Homonyms Fun!

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings and sometimes different spellings. Let's learn about them!

What are Homonyms?

Homonyms are words that sound alike but have different meanings. Some homonyms are spelled the same, and some are spelled differently.

Example: The bear ate a bare amount of berries.

Here, 'bear' (the animal) and 'bare' (empty) sound the same but mean different things.

1. Which word means 'to see with your eyes'?

a

sea

b

see

c

sew

d

so

Read each sentence and choose the correct homonym to fill in the blank.

2. I like to eat a sweet   for dessert. (pear / pair)

3. Can you   the bell? (hear / here)

4. My dog has a long  . (tail / tale)

5. We went to the zoo to   a lion. (sea / see)

Match each homonym on the left with its correct meaning on the right.

6. knew

 

a. a color

7. blue

 

b. past tense of 'know'

8. new

 

c. not old

9. Write two sentences using the homonyms 'to' and 'too'.

10. Write two sentences using the homonyms 'write' and 'right'.