Question

1. i could feel their cold stairs / stares on me.
2. \john, they are here to steal / steel our teachers answer keys,\ i said.
3. john didnt seam / seem that worried.
4. i exclaimed, \we can knot / not let that happen, john!\
5. john said, \i just dont sea / see why we should put ourselves in danger for more homewor
6. i stood up and said, \because its the right / write thing to do, john.\
7. some of these ninjas were twice my sighs / size so i had to be smart.
8. i grabbed the answer keys and ran toward the principals / principles office.

16 the ninjas were chasing me so i dropped a banana peel / peal on the ground

Explanation:

Each question requires selecting the homophone that fits the grammatical and contextual meaning of the sentence.

1. "Stares" refers to looks, matching the context of being watched.
2. "Steal" means to take without permission, fitting the context of taking answer keys.
3. "Seem" means to appear, which describes John's apparent state.
4. "Not" is used to negate the verb "let", forming the correct negative phrase.
5. "See" means to understand, which fits John's statement about understanding the reason.
6. "Right" means morally correct, matching the context of doing the proper action.
7. "Size" refers to physical dimensions, describing the ninjas' stature.
8. "Principal's" is the possessive form of "principal" (school administrator), referring to their office.

Answer:

1. stares
2. steal
3. seem
4. not
5. see
6. right
7. size
8. principal's