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Homophones LV
Common Homophones with Long Vowel Patterns
| Homophone | Sentence | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| ate | I __________ my lunch. | digested |
| eight | A spider has __________ legs. | octave |
| beat | I _________ the drum. | hit |
| beets | Eat those red __________! They are good for you. | roots |
| blue | Smurfs are the color __________. | aqua |
| blew | The wind __________ the hat off his head. | swept |
| break | Don't __________ the glass vase. | shatter |
| brake | I __________ for animals crossing the road. | stop |
| deer | The male __________ has antlers. | doe |
| dear | The card starts with the word __________. | precious |
| knight | The __________ wears shining armor. | armored horseman |
| night | I can see the moon at __________. | evening |
| great | The show was really good, in fact it was __________. | wonderful |
| grate | Please __________ the carrots. | peel |
| groan | I __________ when I don't want to get up in the morning. | whine |
| grown | Now my baby boy is a _________ man! | adult |
| lead | The pencil is made with __________. | a mix of clay and graphite; used to make marks with a pencil |
| led | The leader __________ the way. | went first |
| made | My mom __________ pancakes for breakfast. | crafted |
| maid | A __________ cleaned the room. | housekeeper |
| main | I can sort __________ ideas and details. | first, primary |
| mane | The lion has a __________. | fur |
| meat | Vegetarians do not eat ___________. | food from animals |
| meet | I want to __________ the new kid. | encounter |
| plane | The __________ is flying in the sky. | jet |
| plain | I want my hamburger ___________, no ketchup. | without frills |
| pale | When she was afraid her face turned __________. | white |
| pail | Jack and Jill fetched a __________ of water. | bucket |
| read | I __________ a good book yesterday. | studied |
| red | The color of blood is __________. | crimson |
| read | I like to __________ chapter books. | browse |
| reed | A __________ can be used to make an instrument. | strip of wood |
| rain | __________ drops are falling on my head. | precipitation |
| reign | The king will ___________ over the people. | rule |
| right | Yeah, I got the __________ answer! | correct |
| write | I like to __________ letters. | author |
| rode | I _________ on a horse. | travelled |
| road | We biked down the dirt __________. | street |
| rose | The sun __________ this morning. | came up |
| rows | The chairs are lined up in __________. | straight horizontal lines |
| sail | We will _________ on the ship. | boat |
| sale | These toys from last year are on __________. | at a discount |
| sea | Do mermaids live under the __________? | water |
| see | I __________ with my eyes. | look |
| seam | The pants have a __________. | hem |
| seem | The dog does not __________ hungry, he just ate. | appear |
| stair | I climbed the __________ steps to the top floor. | step |
| stare | Do not __________ at my purple wig. | look for a long time |
| tale | I read a __________ about Peter Rabbit. | story |
| tail | The rabbit has a cotton __________. | hind or rear part |
| tea | I will sip the hot __________. | drink |
| tee | Use a golf __________ to hit the ball. | a wooden holder for a golf ball |
| toe | I fell and stumped my big __________. | forepart of the foot; hoof |
| tow | The __________ truck picked up the broken car. | carry |
| way | I know the __________ to the house. | route |
| weigh | __________ the pumpkin on the scale. | measure |
| wail | I could hear the loud __________ing sound. | cry |
| whale | The blue ___________ is the largest animal on Earth. | marine animal with a blowhole |
| waist | I put a belt around my _________. | midsection |
| waste | Do not __________ time looking, you will not find it. | consume |
| wait | I have to __________ my turn to talk. | pause |
| weight | I lifted the heavy __________. | load |
| weak | I am not strong. I am ___________. | frail |
| week | There are seven days on a ___________. | 7 days |