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Homophones Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 11: Homophones by sound · Set 347 · 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.Listen: which word sounds the same as “aloud”? (a) pair (b) allowed (c) buy
  2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “tow”? (a) sail (b) not (c) toe
  3. 3.Which word sounds exactly like “night”? (a) toe (b) buy (c) knight
  4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “missed”? (a) weak (b) mist (c) berry
  5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sea”? (a) ate (b) see (c) weight
  6. 6.Listen: which word sounds the same as “past”? (a) passed (b) maid (c) bear
  7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “here”? (a) hear (b) meet (c) maid
  8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “mist”? (a) waste (b) missed (c) see
  9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “know”? (a) no (b) bury (c) flu
  10. 10.Which word sounds exactly like “by”? (a) plane (b) past (c) buy
  11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “mail”? (a) night (b) male (c) sun
  12. 12.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flower”? (a) pear (b) sale (c) flour
  13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “blew”? (a) blue (b) flu (c) cell
  14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “sea”? (a) see (b) mail (c) dear
  15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “aloud”? (a) meet (b) blue (c) allowed
  16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “there”? (a) blew (b) one (c) their
  17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “bury”? (a) there (b) berry (c) bare
  18. 18.Which word sounds exactly like “sail”? (a) sale (b) berry (c) eight
  19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “knight”? (a) peace (b) night (c) brake
  20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “eight”? (a) night (b) ate (c) aloud
  21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “bear”? (a) son (b) road (c) bare
  22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “steal”? (a) blew (b) by (c) steel
  23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “berry”? (a) bury (b) sun (c) eight
  24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “waste”? (a) pear (b) waist (c) flour
  25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rose”? (a) sea (b) rows (c) bear
  26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “male”? (a) peace (b) tow (c) mail
  27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blue”? (a) plain (b) sea (c) blew
  28. 28.Listen: which word sounds the same as “ate”? (a) steel (b) eight (c) hole
  29. 29.Which word sounds exactly like “sun”? (a) son (b) mist (c) flew
  30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steal”? (a) steel (b) meat (c) pair
  31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “dear”? (a) write (b) deer (c) rows
  32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “break”? (a) brake (b) road (c) week
  33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “ate”? (a) sun (b) eight (c) peace
  34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “one”? (a) wait (b) heal (c) won
  35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “plane”? (a) see (b) waist (c) plain
  36. 36.Which word sounds exactly like “missed”? (a) mist (b) one (c) tow
  37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “berry”? (a) steal (b) waste (c) bury
  38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “past”? (a) sail (b) right (c) passed
  39. 39.Listen: which word sounds the same as “week”? (a) bury (b) weak (c) flour
  40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “won”? (a) sea (b) one (c) peace

Answer key

  1. allowed
  2. toe
  3. knight
  4. mist
  5. see
  6. passed
  7. hear
  8. missed
  9. no
  10. buy
  11. male
  12. flour
  13. blue
  14. see
  15. allowed
  16. their
  17. berry
  18. sale
  19. night
  20. ate
  21. bare
  22. steel
  23. bury
  24. waist
  25. rows
  26. mail
  27. blew
  28. eight
  29. son
  30. steel
  31. deer
  32. brake
  33. eight
  34. won
  35. plain
  36. mist
  37. bury
  38. passed
  39. weak
  40. one

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