Page 1 - Assessment

SAI International School
STD -6 ENGLISH

HOMOPHONES AND HOMOPHONES

ASSESSMENT

A. DIRECTIONS: Circle the correct word to complete the sentence out of each pair of homonyms.

1. That bicycle doesn’t have a (brake/break).

If she falls, I’m afraid she will (brake/break) her leg.

brake: ____________________________________________________________

break: ____________________________________________________________

2. My grandfather was a (colonel / kernel ) in the army.

Have you ever watched a (colonel/kernal) of popcorn explode?

colonel: __________________________________________________________

kerneI: ___________________________________________________________

3. I need to adjust the (base/bass) of that lamp.

My brother has always been partial to the (base/bass) guitar.
base: ____________________________________________________________
bass: _____________________________________________________________

4. We went around to the old house by the (creek/creak).
When I step on the third step, I hear a (creek/creak).

creak: ____________________________________________________________
creek: ____________________________________________________________

5. I think there is a (flea/flee) on my dog.
When I heard the gunshots, I decided to (flea/flee).
flea: ______________________________________________________________
fIee: ______________________________________________________________