Homophones for Kids
What Are Homophones?
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and different spellings. Think of them as word twins that sound alike but look different!
See vs. Sea
👁️ See
To look at something
"I can see the rainbow!"
🌊 Sea
A large body of water
"Let's swim in the sea."
Bear vs. Bare
🐻 Bear
A furry animal
"The bear lives in the forest."
👐 Bare
Not covered
"My feet are bare."
Right vs. Write
👉 Right
Correct; opposite of left
"Turn right at the corner."
✏️ Write
To form letters or words
"I write with a pencil."
Flour vs. Flower
🌾 Flour
Powder for baking
"We need flour to bake cookies."
🌸 Flower
A plant's bloom
"The flower smells nice."
Fun Activity: Homophone Matching
Take a breath and think of the best match for each word. When you're ready, click Show Answers to check your choices — try to answer in your head first to practice remembering.
- 1. blue
- 2. sun
- 3. hear
- 4. knight
- 5. ate
- A. son
- B. here
- C. night
- D. blew
- E. eight
1-D, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C, 5-E
Activity: Fill in the Blank
Choose the correct homophone for each sentence.
- I can't see very well in the ___ (sea / see).
- The wind ___ my hat away (blew / blue).
- He is my ___ (son / sun).
- Please ___ your name here (write / right).
- We ___ dinner at eight (ate / eight).
Activity: Listen & Choose
Press the speaker, listen, then pick the correct spelling.
More Homophone Pairs to Learn
to / too / two
there / their / they're
wait / weight
one / won
hair / hare
pear / pair