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Homonyms: Cloze Activity #2
Fill in the blanks using words from the word bank.

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Word Bank:

two
stairs
night
meanings

be
there
trunk
so

flower
role
they're
nose

their
words
knows
horse

hoarse
yoke
stares
roll

sew
hair
yolk
flour

Homonyms (also called homophones) are _______________________ that sound like one another but have different _______________________. Some homonyms are spelled the same, like "trunk" (the long nose of an elephant), "trunk" (the rear compartment of a car), "trunk" (a large traveling case) and "_______________________" (the main support of a tree). Some homonyms are spelled differently, like "to" (toward), too (also), and "_______________________" (the number).

Some common homonyms that are spelled differently include:

knight (a medieval fighter) / _______________________ (when it is dark),
_______________________ (to exist)/bee (a buzzing insect),
hare (rabbit) / _______________________ (strands that grow on your head),
_______________________ (the reproductive part of some plants) / _______________________ (ground-up grain),
_______________________ (having a rough voice) / _______________________ (a large, fast mammal),
_______________________ (has knowledge of) / _______________________ (we smell with this),
_______________________ (a part in a movie) / _______________________ (small bakery item),
_______________________ (use a needle and thread) / _______________________ (very),
_______________________ (at that place)/ _______________________ (belonging to them) / _______________________ (short for "they are"),
_______________________ (a series of steps) / _______________________ (looking at something for a long time),
_______________________ (an animal harness) / _______________________ (the yellow part of an egg).

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