Homophones

Homophones Spell words correctly.

Lesson

Lessen

The teacher droned on and on during the lesson on homophones.

Advil can lessen the pain when you have a headache.

Knead

Need

My grandmother taught me how to knead bread before you bake it.

People need 8 ounces of water each day to stay hydrated.

Colonel My favorite character in the game Clue is Colonel Mustard.

Kernal Even though it was just an exaggerated rumor, there was a kernal of truth in what she said.

Beat

Beet

I practice rapping by listening to lots of different beats.

Have you ever dyed Easter eggs with purple beets?

Bury

Berry

You can give that toy to the dog, but he will just bury it in the yard.

She added a berry on top of her bowl of ice cream.

Manor

Manner

Scarlett O’Hara lived in a large, Southern manor house.

The lady scolded her child, “I don’t like the manner in which you are speaking to me, young man!”

Meet

Meat

Come meet my parents!

My favorite type of meat is chicken.

Mousse

Moose

After eating a large dinner, I didn’t have any room left for the raspberry mousse dessert.

The moose were larger in real life than I expected.

Muscles

Mussels

My muscles were sore from this morning’s workout.

Mussels are a type of shellfish.

Overdo

Overdue

When I saw my father lifting up the boxes of books, I was afraid he would overdo it and injure himself.

If your college application is overdue, you will not be accepted no matter how fantastic your grades are.

Paste

Paced

My secret ingredient My little brother in lasagna is a half-can paced around the of tomato paste. room, eager to go outside.

Please

Pleas

Would you please pass the salt?

Why are you ignoring my pleas for help?

Aloud

Allowed

I volunteered to read the paragraph aloud.

Some children are not allowed to collect candy door-to-door on Halloween.

Peddle

Pedal

Before there was amazon.com, salespeople traveled across the country to peddle goods like encyclopedias, vacuums, and even makeup.

She pressed the pedal to the floorboard and hoped her car could outrace the truck that was barrelling down on her.

Peak

Peek

“Summit” is a synonym for “peak,” which means the highest point of a mountain.

He couldn’t resist a quick peek at the end of the story.