Homonyms

Homonyms are words that are pronounced the same, but are spelled differently, and have different meanings. Study the homonyms and their meanings below.

knew past of know	too also	no negative
new not old	two a couple	know to possess knowledge
gnu African animal	to toward, in contact, regarding, as compared with

want desire	right correct	they’re contraction for they are
won’t contraction for will not	rite ritual	their belonging to them
	wright a maker	there a place, introduction to a sentence
	write to inscribe	there a place, introduction to a sentence

Directions: Circle the correct homonym each time you come to the bold words in the sentences below.

1. I knew new gnu it would be soon-the training has been over for nearly a month now-but it feels sudden, it feels like a shock.

2. I am an old woman, too two to tired too two to take up a knew new gnu life.

3. I rode for too two to hours, until the train reached a station in the hills.

4. Bring no know books, they said, and no know photographs.

5. Someday, someone may need to no know.

6. It’s supposed too two to ensure that, no know matter what happens, people want won’t disappear from the earth.

7. Everything will be all right rite wright knew, they tell us, but only a few people believe them.

8. They’re Their There are a hundred of us, fifty men and fifty women.

9. I don’t no know yet which one of these gentlemen I’ll be matched with.

10. They’ll be on they’re their there own, making a knew new gnu world.

“It ends they’re their there,” said Lina, looking up.

Bonus – Can you find three homonyms that are NOT in bold from the sentences above that is a homonym?