Never mix up principle and principal again with a helpful homophones worksheet. Featuring ten pairs of words that have the same sounds but different meanings, the worksheet prompts your class to fill in the blanks with the appropriate words according to their definitions.

Concepts

homophones, word relationships, Vocabulary

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Include in a language arts homework packet
• Divide your class into pairs for them to work on the activity together
• Discuss the ways that the context clues in each sentence can help to define any unfamiliar words

Classroom Considerations

• Word pairs include some words that learners may not have seen before (hangar, troupe), encouraging them to find definitions in the context of other words

Pros

• Comes with an answer key for quick assessment
• Includes a handy word bank for learners to reference

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.2.4.a L.3.4.a L.4.4.a