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Homophones Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 11: Homophones by sound · Set 213 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Same sound, different spelling): Say the word aloud — if two spellings sound the same, they are homophones. A silent letter often hides a homophone: knight = night, whole = hole, knew = new. Choose the spelling from the meaning.

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  1. 1.Which word sounds exactly like “eight”? (a) hear (b) heal (c) ate
  2. 2.Listen: which word sounds the same as “aloud”? (a) rode (b) dear (c) allowed
  3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “toe”? (a) tow (b) break (c) son
  4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blue”? (a) one (b) sale (c) blew
  5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “buy”? (a) missed (b) by (c) heal
  6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “past”? (a) passed (b) steal (c) not
  7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rode”? (a) one (b) flour (c) road
  8. 8.Listen: which word sounds the same as “here”? (a) night (b) hole (c) hear
  9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “sail”? (a) night (b) sale (c) write
  10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meet”? (a) knew (b) meat (c) sell
  11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “cell”? (a) weight (b) new (c) sell
  12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “hear”? (a) here (b) heel (c) meat
  13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knew”? (a) new (b) toe (c) past
  14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “see”? (a) there (b) sea (c) missed
  15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “meat”? (a) knew (b) meet (c) sell
  16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “buy”? (a) aloud (b) tale (c) by
  17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “sun”? (a) toe (b) son (c) blew
  18. 18.Which word sounds exactly like “toe”? (a) tow (b) their (c) steel
  19. 19.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steal”? (a) night (b) son (c) steel
  20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “missed”? (a) won (b) mist (c) waste
  21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “pear”? (a) pair (b) meet (c) right
  22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “mail”? (a) sea (b) there (c) male
  23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “whole”? (a) sell (b) knot (c) hole
  24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “brake”? (a) there (b) break (c) night
  25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “rode”? (a) mist (b) sail (c) road
  26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “dear”? (a) deer (b) bear (c) knot
  27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “whole”? (a) hole (b) meet (c) male
  28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “pair”? (a) pear (b) flower (c) tow
  29. 29.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hole”? (a) mail (b) passed (c) whole
  30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “steal”? (a) steel (b) not (c) write
  31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “won”? (a) one (b) peace (c) berry
  32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “new”? (a) mail (b) knew (c) won
  33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “plane”? (a) plain (b) write (c) knot
  34. 34.Which word sounds exactly like “not”? (a) knot (b) flour (c) night
  35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “flew”? (a) flu (b) see (c) brake
  36. 36.Which word sounds exactly like “made”? (a) maid (b) tail (c) steel
  37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “see”? (a) weight (b) new (c) sea
  38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tow”? (a) break (b) heel (c) toe
  39. 39.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knight”? (a) groan (b) no (c) night
  40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “no”? (a) know (b) brake (c) tail

Answer key

  1. ate
  2. allowed
  3. tow
  4. blew
  5. by
  6. passed
  7. road
  8. hear
  9. sale
  10. meat
  11. sell
  12. here
  13. new
  14. sea
  15. meet
  16. by
  17. son
  18. tow
  19. steel
  20. mist
  21. pair
  22. male
  23. hole
  24. break
  25. road
  26. deer
  27. hole
  28. pear
  29. whole
  30. steel
  31. one
  32. knew
  33. plain
  34. knot
  35. flu
  36. maid
  37. sea
  38. toe
  39. night
  40. know

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