8/12/2019 Exercise Unit 3 - Homophones

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HOMOPHONES

Homophones are words that are pronounced the same, usually spelled differently, and have different

meanings.(Perkataan-perkataan yang mempunyai sebutan yang sama, tetapi ejaan dan maksud yang berbeza)

Underline the correct homophone to complete this sentence.

(a) The boy put shampoo on his (hare/hair).

(b) Mum put some (flower/flour) in the cake mix.

(c) James didn't have a very good (nights/knights) sleep.

(d) A rabbit is a bit like a (hare/hair).

(e) Tony got chased by a large (bare/bear).

(a) Lucy couldn't wait to (meet/meat) her friend.

(b) Andrew (missed/mist) the bus.

(c) The mouse got his (tale/tail) caught.

(d) Glen has a long (wait/weight) for the bus.

(e) The cat hurt its (pour/poor/paw).

(f) The old man had no money, he was (pour/poor/paw).

(g) "Could you (pour/poor/paw) the orange juice, please?"

(h) Mark got a letter in the (mail/male).

Choose the correct homophone to complete this sentence.

1. We usually go to bed at __________________. (ate, eight)

2. My _________________ let us stay up late last night. (ant, aunt)

3. We _______________ strawberries with chocolate sauce. (ate, eight)

4. I have _____________ lunch today. (no, know)

5. There is a ________________ in my jeans. (hole, whole)

6. I won the game _____________ two points. (by, buy)

7. I would like ______________ have cookies with my milk. (to, two)

8. Billy _______________ the race. (one, won)

9. Please make sure to _______________ a jacket outside. (wear, where)

10. My favorite story is the Tortoise and the _______________. (hair, hare)

LIST OF HOMOPHONES:

their / there

isle / aisle

pair / pear

sew / so

here / hear

sail / sale

grate / great

seen / scene

not / knot

threw / through

flower / flour

cellar / seller

maid / made

lane / lain

8/12/2019 Exercise Unit 3 - Homophones

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

We use the present continuous tense to talk about:

1. action happening now 2. action in the future

To make continuous verbsadd-ingto the

base verb:

do becomes doing

ask becomes asking

silent 'e'

When theverbends with a silent e, drop

the e and add-ing:

make becomes making

take becomes taking

one-syllable verbs

For short, one-syllable verbs, that end

with consonant + vowel + consonant (CVC), we

must double the last consonantand then

add -ing:

swim becomes swimming

run becomes running

hit becomes hitting

beg becomes beggingw, x and y

For words that endw, x and y, do not double

the last consonant; just add -ing:

enjoy becomes enjoying

study becomes studying

box becomes boxing

row becomes rowing

-ie verbs

For verbsthat end in -ie, change

theieto ybefore adding -ing:

die becomes dying

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Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. The first one has been done for you.

1. Zaid is crying (cry) because he fell down the drain.2. Aiman and Zarina . (buy) a glass of orange juice each.3. The garbage collectors (pick up) the garbage from the bin.4. Rodney . (throw) the rubbish at the open dump.5. The pupils of 5A . (clean) their classroom.6. Joseph and his classmates of 5B. (collect) the aluminium cans.7. She (eat) fried noodles for breakfast.8. The cat (rub) against my leg.9. Stacy and her family ........(swim) in the sea.10. Madam Emma . (drive) a red truck.