Homophones & Transitions

In the following sentence, what does the word "wind" mean?

"My grandmother likes to wind all her yarn into a ball."

• to twist or coil

• the air that blows

It was ________ cold for trick-or-treating this year.

• two

• too

• to

I didn't know ________ I should eat the cookie now or save it for later.

• weather

• whether

In the following sentence, what does the word "their" mean?

"They're standing there in their new jeans."

• that the jeans are new

• a contraction of they and are

• that the jeans belong to them

• the location where they are standing

In the following sentence, what does the word "bass" mean?

"I want to play the bass in a jazz band."

• I want to play a large stringed instrument.

• I want to pretend that I am a fish.

My parents are not home right now, ________ on vacation.

• their

• there

• they're

In the following sentence, what does the word "present" mean?

"My teacher asked me to present on George Washington Carver."

• a gift

• give a speech or lecture

In the following sentence, what does the word "bark" mean?

"My dog likes to bark at trees as we walk past them."

• the outer part of a tree

• the noise a dog makes

I need ________ apples and some bananas ________, so I should go ________ the store.

• two / to / too

• to / too / two

• too / two/ to

• two / too / to

Look over ________! I see a flock of butterflies flapping ________ wings. I think ________ migrating south.

• their / they're / there

• they're / their / there

• there / their / they're

• there / they're / their