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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks with the correct option.

   1. Be careful with the crockery because they might _____________. Press gently on the _____________ to slow the car down. (break/brake)
   2. We saw a huge _____________ in the zoo. The cupboards are (bear/ bare)
   3. The poor man only had one _____________ to his name. I love the _____________ of gardenias. Have you _____________ the mail? (cent/scent/sent)
   4. That poem is very _____________ to me. There were seven _____________ grazing in our pasture. (dear/deer)
   5. I hope my plants don't _____________ in this heat. Rebecca wants to _____________ her hair purple. (die/dye)
   6. The recipe calls for two cups of _____________. She put a single _____________ in the vase. (flour/ flower)
   7. My _____________ is a mess! Have you read the Story about the tortoise and the _____________? (hair/hare)
   8. Vegetarians do not eat _____________. Where shall we _____________ for dinner? (meat/meet)
   9. Let's go to buy a new _____________ of shoes. The fruit basket contained a banana, an apple, and a _____________ (pair/pear)
   10. Karthik went _____________ town. Why don't the _____________ of us go to town tomorrow? I want to go to town, _____________ (to/ too/ two)
2. 2.

   Some words in this message have not been used or spelt correctly. Rewrite the message correctly.

   Hi Raj

   Please reach the riverside by 9.00 a.m. tomorrow. We will take a fairy to cross the river. I have already booked a ferry in advance. We will watch the musical banned performing at the Old Fort. The show is only for to daze - today and tomorrow.

   From
   Anil

3. 3.

   Frame sentences to distinguish between these pairs of words.

   1. weigh-way
   2. stare-stair
   3. coarse-course
   4. prey-pray
   5. weak-week
   6. waste-waist
   7. plane-plain
   8. stationary-stationery
4. 4.

   Fill in the blanks with homophones of the highlights words and complete the sentences.

   1. He fought the bear with his ________________ hands.
   2. 'Have you finished reading the story, 'The Tale of the Tigers' ________________?' said Ratan to his younger sister.
   3. This is our ________________ of play,' said Gita to her friends.
   4. Mohan ate ________________ bananas for breakfast.
   5. I blew a big ________________ balloon.
5. 5.

   Spot the wrong homophone and rewrite the sentence correctly.

   1. 'Where Have All The Flours Gone?' is a great folk song, sung by Pete Seeger.
   2. 'Please keep these books their,' said Rohan's teacher to him.
   3. People working together should compliment each other.
   4. The Principle of our school has some good principals.
   5. 'Let's have a three-coarse meal this afternoon,' said Dad to Mum.
   6. 'Shall we visit the Book Fare this year?' said Nidhi to her sister.
6. 6.

   Find out five more homonyms and use them in sentences to bring out the difference in their meanings