Homophones Worksheets: Pear Pair
- Year groups
- Years 4–6
- Pages
- 9
- File type
- Answer key
- Included
- Subject
- English, Grammar, Reading, Language Development, Vocabulary
- Topic
- Homophone Worksheets, Homophones
- Resource types
- Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
- Answer key
- Included
From the author
About this resource
Students can practice using the correct spelling of homophone words with this worksheet packet. This packet focuses on the homophones: pear pair.
What are homophones?
Homophones are a pair of words that sound the same but are spelled differently. Words that are homophones can often be tricky for students to spell correctly since the spelling varies depending on the meaning of the word.
What is Included:
There is a poster page (available in color and in black in white) that shows the homophone, its part of speech, a sentence showing how it is used in a sentence, and a picture that illustrates the sentence.
One worksheet where students write in the correct homophone to complete each sentence.
One worksheet where students write in the correct homophone to complete the story.
One worksheet where students choose the correct word to complete each sentence and then they color in the color by code picture according to the answers of each sentence.
Answer keys for the 3 worksheets.
When to Use:
Literacy Activity - These worksheets make great practice for students learning these homophones.
Morning Work - These worksheets make great morning work for students who arrive to class early.
Homework - These worksheets are perfect to send home for students to practice homophones with their parents.
Sub Plans - The teacher can easily leave these worksheets for subs to assign to students.
These worksheets provide ample practice for students learning these homophones. With repeated practice distinguishing between words with the same sound and different spellings, students will master which form of the word to use in each sentence and become confident in using the correct word when writing their own sentences and stories.
These homophone worksheets are a no prep option for teachers to give to students. Teachers simply just need to print out the desired worksheet and give it to students to complete.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Distinguish the homophones pear and pair by meaning and part of speech
- Use context clues in a sentence to choose the correct homophone
- Apply the same distinction inside a connected narrative paragraph rather than isolated sentences
- Follow a colour-key legend that depends on correctly identifying each homophone
Teaching tips
- Start with the two illustrated example pages as an anchor chart before assigning the worksheets
- Use the paragraph cloze page as a stronger transfer check, since it removes the sentence-by-sentence cueing of the first worksheet
- Save the colour-by-code page for a fast finisher or center activity, since it doubles as a self-checking colouring task
- Use the included answer key to set up peer-checking instead of grading all three worksheets individually
Skills covered
- Homophones
- Vocabulary
- Spelling
Good to know
Questions teachers ask about this resource
Does the paragraph passage use pear and pair in new sentences, or reuse the same ones from the first worksheet?
New sentences: the paragraph is a continuous morning-routine narrative, distinct from the ten standalone sentences on the first worksheet.
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
Core concepts
- Pear vs pair
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