the book of homophones

The Coloring Book of Homophones

What is a Homophone?What is a Homophone?Homophones are words that sound that same, are spelled differently and have

different meanings

Written and Illustrated by: Claudia A. Donohue

The bear was not bare at all, he wore his pajamas and slippers to the ball.

Hare and Hair

A brown hare sat in the flower bed.

Did you see the hair on that guy?

See and Sea

With her eyes covered, the monkey was was unable to see.

The tiny boat bobbed on the waves of the sea.

Sail and Sale

A sail boat uses wind as a source of power.

There was a sale on fruit today at the market.

Break and Brake

The boy had a break in his leg from the fall.

If you do not use your brake you will crash.

Flower and Flour

On the windowsill sat potted of flower.

Into the recipe went flour, sugar and eggs.

Missed and Mist

He missed the ball.

From the watering can came a gentle mist.

Ant and Aunt

The only uninvited guest at the party was a nasty red ant.

My aunt and uncle took me to the park for a picnic.

Ate and Eight

Popeye ate spinach to make himself strong.

There are eight puppies for sale.

Which one is it?

• Directions:Choose a homophone pair that match the homophones missing in the sentence. Record THE NUMBER you select on the line provided and check yourself using the answer key at the end of the book.

a. ___ Please put the ___________on the windowsill and then put the ________ on the table so that we can make the bread.

b. ___ In Mrs. Smiths’ ___________ in meteorology, we learned to tract the __________ of a storm.

c. ___ As I walked along the shoreline, I __________ the _________ that I usually feel in the early morning coming off of the ocean.

d. ___ I took a ___________ in woodshop that taught all about the different sandpapers and how the ___________ paper can smooth rough spots on wood.

e. ___ She received a letter ________ from Florida explaining money was needed as her daughter had not one ________ left to pay her fare home.

f. ___ __________ direct from Egypt she received a bottle of the most beautiful, sweet, ________ she had ever smelt.

g. ___ After ____________ she was unable to stop completely resulting in her hitting the fence and ______________ the gate.

h. ___ Did you ______ the huge cruise ship out on the _______?i. ___ The ___________ on the _____________ was a mix of brown, black and tan.j. ___ He waited until the end of the summer to find a __________ on a new ______ for his

boat.k. ___ My _________ was not happy with the nasty ______ that came to the picnic.

WORD BANK1, COURSE, COARSE 2. SEE, SEA 3. MISSED, MIST 4. BRAKING, BREAKING 5. SCENT, SENT6. SENT, SCENT 7. SEA, SEE 8. AUNT, ANT 9. SENT, CENT 10. HARE, HAIR 11. SALE, SAIL 12. HAIR, HARE 13. FLOWER, FLOUR 14. COURSE, COURSE

Answer key to Activity Sheet

a. 13b. 14c. 3d. 1e. 9f. 6g. 4h. 2i. 12j. 11k. 8