IXL | Use the correct homophone | 5th grade language arts

Complete the sentence with the correct homophone.

After they swim,

Audrey

and

Pedro

always

wring

out their wet swimsuits and hang them on a rack to dry.

ring

wring

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question

Complete the sentence with the correct homophone.

Before sunset,

Shawna

and

Martin

need to

break

several long branches into smaller pieces for use in their campfire.

break

brake

key idea

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.

My friends and I buy lunch at school.

Buy means to pay for something.

Then we all eat together by the big tree.

By means near.

We say bye to each other when the bell rings.

Bye is short for goodbye.

solution

The words break and brake are homophones. Think about what each word means.

Break means to split or separate something into pieces.

A brake is a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle.

Complete the sentence with break. That homophone makes sense in the sentence.

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