Homonyms

Practice #1

Here are a few homonyms.
Look them up and then choose one to complete each sentence below.

 

weather

whether

accept

except

your

you're

affect

effect

counsel

council

rain

rein

fair

fare

heard

herd

passed

past

principal

principle

stationary

stationery

week

weak

 

1. (weather/whether) ____________ you are a student or an office worker, or even a truck driver, it's important to know how to use a library.

2. The library is filled with familiar resources and exotic research materials you may never have (heard/herd) _______ of.

3. I guarantee (your/you're) ________ going to enjoy (your/you're) ______ visit to the library.

4. It is (fair/fare) ______ say that some of my favorite moments have been in the library.

5. It is easy to learn about the (passed/past) _______, but it is equally easy and interesting to find out about current events.

6. You can find information about the United Nations or even the local city (counsel/council) ________ .

7. I try to get to the library at least once a (weak/week) ______.

8. Of course, the most important technology to (affect/effect)________ library research recently has been the computer. Certainly the Internet has also had an (affect/effect) _________ .

9. A library card will bring a number of important treasures to your door. (Principal/Principle)_______ among these for me are videos.

10. I really enjoy watching videos, (except/accept) _________ when it's beautiful and sunny outside.

11. On sunny days, of course, I can't stay (stationery/stationary) ______, I've just got to get up a move around!

12. If it begins to (rain/rein) ______, of course, it's back to the library and my beloved books, and videos, and Internet, and…

List of homonyms
Practice #2