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I – Semester, English

 

Grammar – Unit 3

 

Homonyms, Homographs, homophones

 

I.Fill in the blanks in each of sentences with a single Homoym

 

A Snake Bit him.

Add a Bit of salt.

 

1.she wrote a new play.

The children went to play in the park.

 

2. I was asked to pen a few lines of verse.

The sheep are not in their Pen.

She uses a brush pen for Calligraphy

 

3.The lime tree is found in temperate regions.

Let’s lime up the house before the guests arrive.

 

4.We didn’t realise the scale of the pandemic.

The symphony is in the scale of C minor.

You need to scale the fish before cooking it.

 

5.Watch out for fraudulent calls and e-mails.

She got me an expensive watch for my birthday.

II.Fill in the blanks with the correct homophones from the options given in the box below.

 

1.I am bored of board games.

2.She rode her bike down the road

3.Our Principal is a lady of great principle

4.They’re in their garden over there

5.Did you buy two tickets to the show too ?

6.Arjun’s band was banned from playing in the school

 

III.Fill in the blanks with the correct homophones from the option given in the brackets.

 

1.I bought a pair of gloves (pare,pair,pear)

2.The king’s reign did not last very long (rein, rain, reign)

3.If you park here, the police will tow your car away (tow, toe)

4.The Lioness picked up the scent of her prey (sent, scent, cent)

5.She wanted to wear her favourite outfit (wear, ware)

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