Grade 5 ELA Practice Test: Homophones, Homographs and Commonly Confused Words
- Homophones, Homographs and Commonly Confused Words
- 10 questions
- 15 minutes
Homophones sound the same but are spelled differently; homographs are spelled the same but have different meanings. Tip: replace they're with "they are" to check if it fits.
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Question 1
Which word correctly completes the sentence? "____ going to the science museum tomorrow."
Correct answer: C
They're is short for "they are": "They are going to the museum." There tells a place, and their shows ownership.
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Question 2
Which word correctly completes the sentence? "The pitcher ____ the ball over home plate."
Correct answer: A
Threw is the past tense of throw. Through means from one side to the other, and throw is present tense.
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Question 3
Which word correctly completes the sentence? "I ate ____ many cookies, and now I feel sick."
Correct answer: D
Too means "more than enough" here. To is a preposition, and two is the number 2.
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Question 4
The word wind can rhyme with pinned or with find.
In which sentence does wind rhyme with find?
Correct answer: B
Wind that rhymes with find is a verb meaning to wrap or turn something. In the other sentences, wind means moving air.
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Question 5
In which sentence does bass mean a kind of fish?
Correct answer: A
You catch a fish at a lake, so this bass (rhymes with mass) is the fish. The others are about low musical sounds.
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Question 6
Which pair of words are homophones?
Correct answer: A
Piece and peace sound exactly the same but are spelled differently. Quiet and quite, accept and except, and loose and lose all sound different.
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Question 7
Which word correctly completes the sentence? "The ____ visited our classroom to watch our play."
Correct answer: B
The principal is the head of a school. A principle is a rule or belief, like the principle of fairness.
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Question 8
In which sentence is record used as a verb?
Correct answer: C
In this sentence record is an action (re-CORD), something Lia will do. In the other sentences, record (REC-ord) is a noun.
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Question 9
Which word correctly completes the sentence? "Over the loud music, we could not ____ the doorbell."
Correct answer: D
Hear means to notice a sound with your ears. Here means in this place, and hare is an animal like a rabbit.
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Question 10
Which word correctly completes the sentence? "Yesterday, Ana ____ the class line down to the gym."
Correct answer: B
Led is the past tense of the verb lead, and yesterday tells us the sentence is in the past. Lead can also be a metal, which sounds like led.
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