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Homophones Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 11: Homophones by sound · Set 52 · 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 “their”? (a) tale (b) right (c) there
  2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “knot”? (a) not (b) male (c) steel
  3. 3.Which word sounds exactly like “sell”? (a) waist (b) knight (c) cell
  4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hole”? (a) whole (b) sail (c) week
  5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “here”? (a) no (b) bury (c) hear
  6. 6.Listen: which word sounds the same as “write”? (a) their (b) blue (c) right
  7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “bury”? (a) berry (b) their (c) son
  8. 8.Listen: which word sounds the same as “deer”? (a) allowed (b) dear (c) bury
  9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pear”? (a) piece (b) pair (c) flower
  10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tale”? (a) tail (b) sun (c) bear
  11. 11.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hear”? (a) tail (b) plain (c) here
  12. 12.Listen: which word sounds the same as “night”? (a) brake (b) waist (c) knight
  13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meat”? (a) sale (b) rows (c) meet
  14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) blew (b) brake (c) flew
  15. 15.Listen: which word sounds the same as “eight”? (a) weak (b) knight (c) ate
  16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “knight”? (a) eight (b) night (c) whole
  17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “new”? (a) hear (b) knew (c) brake
  18. 18.Which word sounds exactly like “eight”? (a) knew (b) heal (c) ate
  19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “past”? (a) tow (b) brake (c) passed
  20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “tow”? (a) toe (b) dear (c) write
  21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “pair”? (a) flu (b) pear (c) wait
  22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “blew”? (a) flower (b) sail (c) blue
  23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “piece”? (a) buy (b) peace (c) night
  24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “right”? (a) week (b) tow (c) write
  25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pair”? (a) peace (b) pear (c) break
  26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “brake”? (a) mist (b) hear (c) break
  27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “meet”? (a) mail (b) meat (c) sale
  28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “berry”? (a) knew (b) by (c) bury
  29. 29.Which word sounds exactly like “heal”? (a) tale (b) heel (c) buy
  30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “one”? (a) whole (b) here (c) won
  31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “not”? (a) blue (b) groan (c) knot
  32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “pear”? (a) flew (b) brake (c) pair
  33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rode”? (a) here (b) road (c) knight
  34. 34.Which word sounds exactly like “mist”? (a) won (b) missed (c) week
  35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meet”? (a) passed (b) heal (c) meat
  36. 36.Listen: which word sounds the same as “son”? (a) peace (b) sun (c) dear
  37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “peace”? (a) sea (b) sail (c) piece
  38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “break”? (a) sun (b) pear (c) brake
  39. 39.Listen: which word sounds the same as “aloud”? (a) buy (b) allowed (c) plain
  40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rose”? (a) by (b) knot (c) rows

Answer key

  1. there
  2. not
  3. cell
  4. whole
  5. hear
  6. right
  7. berry
  8. dear
  9. pair
  10. tail
  11. here
  12. knight
  13. meet
  14. blew
  15. ate
  16. night
  17. knew
  18. ate
  19. passed
  20. toe
  21. pear
  22. blue
  23. peace
  24. write
  25. pear
  26. break
  27. meat
  28. bury
  29. heel
  30. won
  31. knot
  32. pair
  33. road
  34. missed
  35. meat
  36. sun
  37. piece
  38. brake
  39. allowed
  40. rows

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