Homophones: There, Their, They're and More
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Skill: Choosing the correct homophone to complete a sentence
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About this worksheet
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings, such as there, their, and they're. Spell checkers often miss them, because each spelling is a real word, so students need to know which one fits the sentence. This fourth-grade worksheet gives fourteen sentences, each with two homophones in parentheses. Students choose the word that makes sense and write it on the line.
The sentences cover the pairs students mix up most often: there, their, and they're; to, too, and two; your and you're; and its and it's. They also include hear and here, won and one, pair and pear, blew and blue, and know and no. The correct choice is sometimes first and sometimes second, so students need to read carefully.
How to use it: teach a quick test for contractions. If you can say "they are," "you are," or "it is" in the sentence, use the spelling with an apostrophe. Remind students that their and your show that something belongs to someone, and there and here name places. For the other pairs, ask students to explain the meaning of each word in their own words before choosing.
The answer key lists the correct homophone for every sentence. This worksheet supports Common Core standard L.4.1.g (correctly use frequently confused words such as to, too, two and there, their). Pair it with our Synonyms and Antonyms worksheet, and use our Contractions worksheet to review how apostrophes work.