3rd grade homophones worksheets
Third graders handle the homophone pairs that sneak into everyday writing: piece and peace, plain and plane, board and bored. Each sentence forces one spelling, and each pair shows up in both directions across prints, so neither twin is ever the automatic answer.
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The kind of sentences you'll get
Read each sentence. Circle the letter of the word that is spelled right for the meaning.
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The movie ticket costs one less today.
sent · cent
Answer: cent
- The bus is two dollars. fare · fair
- The geese south for the winter. flu · flew
Every print pulls a new set of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling gets a different mix.
What's on a 3rd grade sheet
3rd grade sheets draw from 60 sentences, 10 to a page. None of these sentences are on 2nd grade sheets. 2nd grade sheets print 8 to a page.
Some of the answers:
peaceherdheardmainrollcreakoarneedboredsent
- Choose the word. Read each sentence. Circle the letter of the word that is spelled right for the meaning. 10 questions per page.
- Fix it. Write the word in parentheses that fits each sentence. 8 sentences to fix per page.
Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.
How to teach this
Have your child explain the wrong choice too: why can't it be "peace of pie"? Saying why the other twin fails is where the distinction sets. Keep a running list of conquered pairs; ten pairs is a real trophy.
Watch for: Sounding it out can't settle a homophone; both spellings pass the ear test. Only the meaning in the sentence decides. Homophones aren't misspellings of each other: pear and pair are both correct words. The error is putting the right sound in the wrong job.
Common questions about 3rd grade homophones
- What's the difference between this and the confused-words worksheet?
- This sheet covers sound-alike pairs with clearly different meanings (piece/peace, board/bored). Our commonly confused words worksheets handle the grammar set (their/there/they're, your/you're), which mixes sound-alikes with usage rules. Different failure, different practice.
- Are there homophones with three words?
- A few famous trios exist, and the grammar ones (to/too/two, their/there/they're) get their own worksheet. This sheet sticks to pairs so each sentence is a clean two-way choice.
Related worksheets
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- Homophones list Reference chart · 2nd grade to 5th grade
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Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 241, updated October 2026.
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