A Deb Hanson Craftivity!

Don’t Be Fooled
by those Tricky Homophones!

Don’t Be Fooled
by those Tricky Homophones!

Don’t Be Fooled
by those Tricky Homophones!
 Name ___________________________

Don’t Be Fooled by those Tricky Homophones!

Directions: Read each sentence. Identify the correct spelling of the homophone for that sentence. Write it on the line.
1. Don’t be fooled by sent, cent, & scent!
A. I ______________ a postcard to my best friend while I was on vacation.
B. I love the ______________ of chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven.
C. This new bike was worth every ______________.

2. Don’t be fooled by by, buy, & bye!

A. My baby brother just learned to wave and say “______________”.
B. I want to ______________ my mom a bracelet for Mother’s Day, but I don’t have any money.
C. We drove ______________ your house last night, but it didn’t look like anyone was home.

3. Don’t be fooled by threw & through!

A. Molly caught the ball and ______________ it to back to her coach.
B. When we drove ______________ the tunnel, Dad rolled down the car windows and we all screamed.

4. Don’t be fooled by there, their, & they’re!

A. ______________ house is the only blue house on the street.
B. I wish I could be ______________ when Andy asks Brenda to marry him!
C. ______________ always running late.

5. Don’t be fooled by breaks & brakes.

A. We should probably check the ______________ on the bike since we bought it at a rummage sale.
B. The next time Alex ______________ a window, Mom said that he will have to pay for it himself.

6. Don’t be fooled by pear & pair.

A. This ______________ of socks can be thrown away. One sock has a big hole in it.
B. The ______________ tree is beginning to blossom.
 Name ___________________________

Don’t Be Fooled by those Tricky Homophones!

Directions: Read each sentence. Identify the correct spelling of the homophone for that sentence. Write it on the line.
1. Don’t be fooled by sent, cent, & scent!
sent
A. I ______________ a postcard to my best friend while I was on vacation.
scent
B. I love the ______________ of chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven.
cent
C. This new bike was worth every ______________.

2. Don’t be fooled by by, buy, & bye!

bye
A. My baby brother just learned to wave and say “______________”.
buy
B. I want to ______________ my mom a bracelet for Mother’s Day, but I don’t have any money.
by
C. We drove ______________ your house last night, but it didn’t look like anyone was home.

3. Don’t be fooled by threw & through!

threw
A. Molly caught the ball and ______________ it to back to her coach.
through
B. When we drove ______________ the tunnel, Dad rolled down the car windows and we all screamed.

4. Don’t be fooled by there, their, & they’re!

Their
A. ______________ house is the only blue house on the street.
there
B. I wish I could be ______________ when Andy asks Brenda to marry him!
They’re
C. ______________ always running late.

5. Don’t be fooled by breaks & brakes.

brakes on the bike since we bought it at a rummage sale.
A. We should probably check the ______________
breaks
B. The next time Alex ______________ a window, Mom said that he will have to pay for it himself.

6. Don’t be fooled by pear & pair.

pair
A. This ______________ of socks can be thrown away. One sock has a big hole in it.
pear
B. The ______________ tree is beginning to blossom.
 Directions
1. Complete the worksheet. Have your teacher check your answers.
2. Choose a pair (or trio) of homophones. Write your own sentences on the scrolls,
using the homophones correctly. Underline and highlight the homophone in each
sentence. (Highlight with a yellow crayon.)
3. Repeat Step #2 with the other scroll.
4. Color the jester and the title box.
5. Cut out the jester and title box.
6. Get a sheet of construction paper.
7. Glue the jester at the bottom of the paper.
8. Glue the title box above the jester. (Put three
dots of glue along the bottom of the title box.
The top of the box will not be glued to paper.)
 Teacher Notes
The teacher will need to gather the following materials:
• Worksheet and jester image (I staple these two pages into a set)
• Title box (1 per student)
• Sheets of construction paper (1 per student)
• Student directions (I place these under my document camera for students to refer
to as they complete the project.)

The students will need:

• Pencil
• Glue
• Scissors
• Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
 By Deb Hanson © 2016
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