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Homophones Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 11: Homophones by sound · Set 338 · 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 “know”? (a) no (b) rose (c) mail
  2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “sea”? (a) see (b) rode (c) sail
  3. 3.Which word sounds exactly like “pair”? (a) see (b) flower (c) pear
  4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “brake”? (a) new (b) weak (c) break
  5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “waste”? (a) piece (b) blue (c) waist
  6. 6.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flour”? (a) flower (b) see (c) by
  7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pair”? (a) pear (b) meet (c) deer
  8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “steal”? (a) bear (b) steel (c) whole
  9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sea”? (a) by (b) knot (c) see
  10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “passed”? (a) peace (b) mist (c) past
  11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “new”? (a) knew (b) road (c) steal
  12. 12.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tale”? (a) flower (b) tail (c) past
  13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “night”? (a) ate (b) here (c) knight
  14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “missed”? (a) tow (b) sea (c) mist
  15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “pear”? (a) hole (b) steel (c) pair
  16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “tale”? (a) tail (b) flew (c) sail
  17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “maid”? (a) son (b) made (c) tale
  18. 18.Which word sounds exactly like “bear”? (a) bare (b) by (c) wait
  19. 19.Listen: which word sounds the same as “eight”? (a) pear (b) ate (c) heal
  20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steal”? (a) week (b) steel (c) ate
  21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “flour”? (a) flower (b) there (c) knew
  22. 22.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blew”? (a) wait (b) sun (c) blue
  23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “hear”? (a) steal (b) here (c) no
  24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “peace”? (a) piece (b) know (c) toe
  25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hole”? (a) flew (b) tow (c) whole
  26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “made”? (a) meet (b) maid (c) cell
  27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rode”? (a) road (b) rose (c) grown
  28. 28.Listen: which word sounds the same as “night”? (a) knight (b) weak (c) flu
  29. 29.Listen: which word sounds the same as “piece”? (a) bare (b) flower (c) peace
  30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “tow”? (a) weight (b) sail (c) toe
  31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “sell”? (a) dear (b) cell (c) see
  32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “toe”? (a) allowed (b) tow (c) no
  33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “plain”? (a) made (b) plane (c) rode
  34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hear”? (a) past (b) mail (c) here
  35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “berry”? (a) rose (b) bury (c) flour
  36. 36.Which word sounds exactly like “knight”? (a) past (b) night (c) heel
  37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “cell”? (a) son (b) sell (c) blew
  38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meet”? (a) blew (b) meat (c) sell
  39. 39.Which word sounds exactly like “rose”? (a) sail (b) rows (c) flu
  40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mail”? (a) bear (b) knew (c) male

Answer key

  1. no
  2. see
  3. pear
  4. break
  5. waist
  6. flower
  7. pear
  8. steel
  9. see
  10. past
  11. knew
  12. tail
  13. knight
  14. mist
  15. pair
  16. tail
  17. made
  18. bare
  19. ate
  20. steel
  21. flower
  22. blue
  23. here
  24. piece
  25. whole
  26. maid
  27. road
  28. knight
  29. peace
  30. toe
  31. cell
  32. tow
  33. plane
  34. here
  35. bury
  36. night
  37. sell
  38. meat
  39. rows
  40. male

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