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
Draw a line to match each word with its homophone partner!
- 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
More Homophone Pairs to Learn
to / too / two
there / their / they're
wait / weight
one / won
hair / hare
pear / pair