Homophones Sentences

One of the best ways to learn about homophones is to see how the different words are used in sentences, as this helps to provide some context for how each one should be used.

We’ve therefore created more than 100 homophones sentences below as examples for you to use. Every sentence contains at least two homophones and each one is highlighted in a different color to make it easier to identify. You can also click on each highlighted word to be taken to a page that lists all of that word’s homophones, as sometimes there are more that haven’t been used within the sentence.

To help you further, we’ve also created many free printable worksheets that use some of these sentences to teach about homophones.

Homophones Sentences

I am short-sighted in my right eye, so I have to wear contact lenses.
The heir to the throne went flying in a hot air balloon.
I’ll be walking down the aisle on my wedding day.
The runner was so hungry, he ate eight sandwiches.
He was in awe that the rower was able to move the boat using only one oar.
The band was banned from taking part in competitions.
One of the lieutenants on the army base liked to play bass guitar.
You do not want to be stung by a bee.
She had been craving a bean burrito all week.
He stopped by the grocery store on the way home to buy some milk.
The couple wanted to build a house from scratch, so an architect billed them for the design.
She blew the blue coloring pencil on to the floor.
He was really bored with playing the same board games all the time.
The cyclist didn’t use his brake in time, causing his bicycle to break when it hit the wall.
The police caught the thief which is why he was in court.
He was desperate for some money, so he decided to sell his cell phone.
She sent her granddaughter her favorite pop star’s new scent for her birthday.
She was feeling a little chilly, so she ate some chili to warm herself up.
The web developer designed a site that could test your sight to see if you were colorblind.
Of course my face is coarse – I haven’t shaved for a few days.
The colonel ate a kernel of corn.
By following each music symbol on the sheet, the percussionist knew when to hit the cymbal.
Her most dear memory of their vacation was getting to see some deer in the forest.
There was due to be heavy dew on the ground in the morning, so they brought in their toys so that they wouldn’t get wet.
The family felt a lot of disgust as they discussed the latest political scandal.
Did you see the ewe that was in the field?
The athlete managed to leap a distance of 30 feet in the long jump which was a world record feat.
The driver was fined for not being able to find his license and registration.
It was cold outside, so she wore a fur coat while trying to pick out a fir for their Christmas tree.
There was a flaw with the way the carpet had been laid on the floor.
They saw a flea on the bed so they decided to flee the motel room.
The bird flew through the window and landed on the head of someone suffering from flu.
The golfer aimed for the green before shouting “fore” on hole number four.
The mother let out a groan when she realized her child was now fully grown and off to college.
“He’ll have to stay in the hospital for a bit longer to let his heel heal” advised the doctor.
Come over here so that you can hear what I have to say.
They were going to have to pay a higher price if they wanted to hire the car for longer than a week.
It was important to him that his favorite hymn was sung at their wedding.
The jockey went hoarse telling the horse to giddyup.
The hole in his sock was so bad that the whole of his big toe was sticking out.
Our favorite TV show starts in an hour.
“It’s a very friendly dog” said its owner.
You need to knead the dough for quite a long time when making bread.
She knew that the new movie was due to come out this weekend.
The knight sleeps in the castle at night.
The knot was not tied well, so it came undone
The parents didn’t know why their toddler kept saying “no” to everything.
The racecar driver had a lapse in memory and couldn’t remember how many laps he had completed.
He leased the car that cost the least amount of money.
The maid made the bed.
The person who delivered the mail was a young male.
The kids got lost in the maze that was created in a maize field.
The butcher went to meet the farmer from whom he buys his meat.
The driver missed the road he was supposed to turn down as the mist meant he couldn’t see the road sign.
The homeowner had a moan that the gardener hadn’t mown the lawn properly.
The family were still in mourning the morning after the funeral.
There could only be one person who won first prize.
The Global Operations manager is the person who oversees all of the staff who work overseas.
The decorator paced up and down the room while waiting for the wallpaper paste to dry.
The builder was in pain after accidentally putting his hand through the window pane.
He made a fruit salad using a banana, a pear, an orange and a pair of apples.
The truck driver passed a couple of cyclists before driving past a parked RV.
The hospital was extremely busy, so the patients had to have patience.
The veterinarian had to pause what he was doing when he saw that the cat’s paws had an infection.
The beauty queen said her favorite food was a piece of pie and that she’d like to see world peace.
The student who could remember the value of pi to the most decimal places would be rewarded with a slice of pie.
The economy cabin of the plane looked plain.
The camper started to pray that he wouldn’t become the grizzly bear’s prey.
The jockey decided not to ride in the rain in case the horse’s rein became slippery.
She chose to raise the blinds so that her plant could soak up more of the sun’s rays.
The lion let out a roar before consuming the raw meat.
The boy enjoyed the book he’d read that had a red cover.
He realized that he’d finally caught a real fish, so he tried to reel it in.
The gardener had planted the flowers in the rose garden in rows.
The journalist decided that it was the right thing to write and publish the article, even though it meant the celebrity’s career would be over.
Some of the travelers walked on the road, some rode on horses and the rest rowed a boat.
The yacht’s owner couldn’t afford to replace its sail, so he had to put it on sale.
The carpenter accidentally caught his hand with the saw which meant that it felt a bit sore.
The movie’s final scene was something that had to be seen to be believed.
The children couldn’t wait to see the sea.
The weather was so cold that the farmer decided to wait to sow the seeds.
The runner sighed as he felt a stitch in his side.
Working out the sum of all the numbers was too difficult for some of the students to do without a calculator.
The company’s job advertisement said that they sought someone who could open and sort through all of their mail.
The car full of stationery was stationary.
The thieves tried to steal some steel cables to sell as scrap metal.
The couple who had just got married thought that it was really sweet of the hotel to upgrade them to the honeymoon suite for free.
The youth group liked to go for an ice cream sundae after church on Sunday.
The golfers had time to drink some sweet tea before it was their tee time.
The campers started to feel tense as it was getting dark and they still hadn’t put up their tents.
“Where are the cyclists?” asked Tom. “They’re over there on their bikes” replied Joe.
He threw the basketball through the net.
The chef was in a hurry, so he decided there was no time to chop up some thyme to go in the dish.
The tide was coming in, so the sailor tied his boat to the dock.
The parents had only just had a baby, so they decided that it was too early to try for another.
The driver kicked his car in frustration while waiting for the tow truck, injuring his toe.
As the dieter’s waist got smaller, all his old clothes went to waste.
The dieter decided to wait a couple of weeks before checking to see if she had lost any weight.
In medieval times, soldiers wore chain mail armor when going to war.
The student asked his parents where he could rent a tuxedo to wear to the prom.
The mechanic had to warn the car’s owner that the brake pads were really worn down.
There was no way of knowing how much Little Miss Muffet would weigh after she’d eaten all of her curds and whey.
The athlete had been training so hard, she felt really weak by the end of the week.
We’ll need to get a steering wheel cover for the car as it’s too cold to touch in the winter.
I don’t know whether the weather is meant to be good or bad today.
“We’d better make sure that we dig up every weed” said one gardener to the other.
When Dorothy didn’t know which direction to go in order to get to the Wizard of Oz, the Good Witch of the North told her to follow the yellow brick road.
The customer let out a whine because the bar had run out of wine.
Who’s that person over there? Is he the guy whose wallet was stolen?
He decided that this weekend he would chop up some wood for their log fire.
“You’re on your own if you want to go on the rollercoaster!” said one friend to the other.

Make sure you check out our complete homophones list.