Insert the appropriate homonym
They cannot perform the _______ without their parents.

Rites

The appropriate homonym for the sentence "They cannot perform the _______ without their parents" is rites.

• Rites are religious or ceremonial acts.
• Writes is the third-person singular present tense of the verb write.
• Rights are legal or moral entitlements.

In the sentence "They cannot perform the _______ without their parents", the speaker is referring to religious or ceremonial acts, which are called rites. Therefore, the correct homonym is rites.