Anita, Andrea, and Anthony are new members of the student council, counsel.. The young soldiers stood stationary, stationery during the inspection.. Federal officials work at the capitol
Trang 1Homonyms Homonyms are words which sound the same but have different meanings and different spellings
1 capital - upper part; main 16 write – to form letters
2 capitol – statehouse 17 principle - a truth/rule/law
4 course – route 19 stationary – motionless
5 council – assembly through 20 stationery - paper
8 fourth – ordinal number 23 they’re - they are
9 its - possessive pronoun 24 threw - did throw
15 right – correct, opposite of left 30 you’re – you are
Exercise 3: Circle the correct homonym in each sentence
1 Anita, Andrea, and Anthony are new members of the student (council, counsel)
2 The young soldiers stood (stationary, stationery) during the inspection
3 Federal officials work at the (capitol, capital) building in Washington
4 The committee asked why (you're, your) not working on (you're, your) project
5 (Your, You're) dog is gargantuan
6 The boy was (stationary, stationery)
7 (Their, there, they're) car is awesome!
8 I broke the (led, lead) in my pencil
9 (Its, It's) time for the final competition!
10 We went (there, their, they're) after school
11 An antique car went (through, threw) the tunnel
12 She wrote the letter on pink (stationery, stationary)
13 Did you see that ball go right (threw, through) the window?
14 The boys left the house without (there, their, they're) hats
15 The hungry diners ordered (to, too, two) of everything on the menu
16 (Your, You're) sense of humor keeps everyone entertained!
17 (There's, Theirs) a good location for our camp tonight
18 The startled deer stood (stationary, stationery) as the hunter walked past
19 I used a (course, coarse) grade of sandpaper for the sanding job
20 The (principal, principle) of the school was late for the PTA meeting
21 The (principal, principle) reason for Gary's promotion was his outstanding work
22 The (principal, principle) of gravity was demonstrated by Professor Hightower
23 The student (council, counsel) meeting was held last Wednesday
24 The racing (course, coarse) was five miles long
25 The (capital, capitol) of Idaho is Boise
26 My grandmother wrote her letters on beautiful (stationery, stationary)
27 The (course, coarse) gravel was dumped on the side of the road
28 The (capital, capitol) building in Arkansas is beautiful