Homophones
No, know, now,
New and knew
Where, wear, were, we’re
Guess the Rule!
Copy out the sentences below filling in the blanks with no, know or now. (You
will have noticed that now is not really a homophone, but a lot of people get
it confused!)
1) If you ________ the answer don’t just say _______. __________ give me
the correct answer.
2)______one will laugh, unless they have ________ manners.
3) We will have to _________ the answers for the test, otherwise we will get
_________ marks.
4) ____one will _______ me ______ that I have cut my hair.
5) They __________ that we have _____ TV since we were burgled.
6) I ______you have no money but I want new clothes __________ !
7) ____ , I don’t __________ what time it is.
8) I don’t ________ her address.
9) I won’t go to bed _____, I’m not tired.
10) I have had _________ sleep as I had toothache.
No means…
Know means…
Now means…
No, know and now Rule
Copy the rule into your jotter:
Know = knowledge/being certain about
something
Now = at this time
No = negative
Guess the Rule!
Copy the following into your jotter, filling in the
blanks with new or knew.
1. I _____ it was too good to be true!
2. My sister gave me her coat; she’s never worn it
– it’s _____.
3. My mum and dad have a ____ baby.
4. I was the ___ boy at school when I moved into
the area last year.
5. I only _____ one person in my class this year.
Knew means…
New means…
New or Knew Rule
Copy this into your jotter:
Knew = to have knowledge of something,
the past tense of know
New = if something is original, fresh or
recent then it is new
Guess the Rule!
Again, these are not really homophones (depending on your accent), but they are easily
confused. Copy out the sentences, filling in the blanks.
1.
__________you in town? I asked you to buy something for dinner! _______ hungry!
2.
_________ is the shirt you have to ______ to school?
3.
At home, ______ nobody sees me, I _______ old clothes.
4.
_________ will the dog go when ________ on holiday?
5.
_______ you surprised when we said we _______ going to the town _______ you
______ born?
1.
_______ you late this morning?
2.
_______ _______ you hiding?
3.
______ the books on the table yesterday?
4.
_______ all excited about the school holiday.
5.
Do you want to _____ the red shoes? They ____ nice with that outfit the last time.
Where, wear, were, we’re
Copy the following into your jotter:
where = a question about a place
were = the past tense of are. Eg. We are
going to the cinema/We were going to the
cinema
we're = abbreviation of 'we are'
wear = to be dressed