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Homophones 5th grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ant | small insect |
| aunt | sister of one's father or mother or the wife of one's uncle |
| root | part of a plant that attaches to the ground |
| route | the course taken to get from a starting point to a destination |
| horse | a mammal with a flowing mane and tail |
| hoarse | a rough or harsh sounding voice |
| guest | a visitor in a place |
| guessed | to estimate without being sure if you are correct |
| knight | a man who served a lord as a soldier in armor (in the Middle Ages) |
| night | the period of darkness in each twenty four hours |
| accept | consent to receive( a thing offered) |
| except | not including something |
| steal | to take another person's property without permission and not planning to return it |
| steel | a hard and tough metal made by treating iron with great heat and mixing carbon with it |
| thrown | to propel through the air by a forward motion of the hand and arm |
| throne | the chair of a person of high honor |
| wait | to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something |
| weight | the amount that something weighs |
| prints | marks made by applying pressure |
| prince | a male member of a royal family |
| prays | to ask earnestly ( to show serious attitude) |
| praise | to express approval of |
| peak | the top of a hill or mountain |
| peek | to look or glance quickly |
| role | a character assigned or taken on |
| roll | to move or cause to move by turning over and over on a surface |
| side | a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point |
| sighed | to take or let out a long loud breath |
| wade | to step in or through a substance that is thicker than air (water, mud, or sand) |
| weighed | to find the heaviness of something |
| pain | physical suffering associated with disease, injury, or other bodily disorder |
| pane | a piece, section, or side of something |
| made | past tense of make |
| maid | a female servant or helper |
| lead | graphite used as the part of a pencil that makes a mark |
| led | to guide |
| grown | to sping up and develop to maturity |
| groan | to utter a deep moan of pain, grief or irritation |
| die | to stop living |
| dye | to stain or color usually permanently |
| do | to cause to happen |
| due | having reached the date at which payment is required |
| capital | belonging to the series A, B, C rather than a, b, or c |
| capitol | the building in which a state legislature meets |
| allowed | give permission |
| aloud | to be clearly heard |
| Peace | freedom from diturbance |
| piece | portion of an object or material |
| than | used to make comparisons |
| then | after that or afterward |
| waste | to use or spend carelessly |
| waist | the part of the body below the ribs and above the hips |
| poor | having little money |
| pour | flow rapidly in a steady steam (a liquid) |