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Homophones Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 11: Homophones by sound · Set 56 · 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 “break”? (a) eight (b) whole (c) brake
  2. 2.Listen: which word sounds the same as “grown”? (a) here (b) groan (c) there
  3. 3.Which word sounds exactly like “hole”? (a) whole (b) not (c) allowed
  4. 4.Which word sounds exactly like “knot”? (a) not (b) deer (c) won
  5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hear”? (a) maid (b) here (c) by
  6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “night”? (a) plane (b) knight (c) toe
  7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “steal”? (a) eight (b) write (c) steel
  8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “knight”? (a) night (b) brake (c) won
  9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “bare”? (a) pair (b) bear (c) weak
  10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “berry”? (a) flu (b) son (c) bury
  11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “blew”? (a) blue (b) heel (c) bury
  12. 12.Listen: which word sounds the same as “buy”? (a) know (b) bury (c) by
  13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “right”? (a) deer (b) night (c) write
  14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “write”? (a) groan (b) meat (c) right
  15. 15.Listen: which word sounds the same as “made”? (a) maid (b) blue (c) mail
  16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “brake”? (a) son (b) break (c) week
  17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “heal”? (a) whole (b) made (c) heel
  18. 18.Which word sounds exactly like “one”? (a) sail (b) won (c) sun
  19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “cell”? (a) missed (b) right (c) sell
  20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “write”? (a) their (b) here (c) right
  21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “pear”? (a) eight (b) pair (c) flower
  22. 22.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pair”? (a) pear (b) new (c) flour
  23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meet”? (a) sail (b) brake (c) meat
  24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “piece”? (a) plain (b) peace (c) rows
  25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “mail”? (a) peace (b) male (c) missed
  26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “peace”? (a) pear (b) piece (c) night
  27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “not”? (a) knot (b) bear (c) bury
  28. 28.Listen: which word sounds the same as “dear”? (a) right (b) deer (c) allowed
  29. 29.Which word sounds exactly like “sell”? (a) ate (b) cell (c) see
  30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “break”? (a) brake (b) steel (c) toe
  31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steal”? (a) steel (b) allowed (c) mist
  32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rose”? (a) past (b) bear (c) rows
  33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “past”? (a) heal (b) meet (c) passed
  34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rode”? (a) here (b) brake (c) road
  35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “no”? (a) one (b) road (c) know
  36. 36.Listen: which word sounds the same as “toe”? (a) cell (b) tow (c) pear
  37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flour”? (a) missed (b) flower (c) see
  38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “deer”? (a) plane (b) no (c) dear
  39. 39.Listen: which word sounds the same as “whole”? (a) right (b) hole (c) road
  40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “bury”? (a) grown (b) berry (c) right

Answer key

  1. brake
  2. groan
  3. whole
  4. not
  5. here
  6. knight
  7. steel
  8. night
  9. bear
  10. bury
  11. blue
  12. by
  13. write
  14. right
  15. maid
  16. break
  17. heel
  18. won
  19. sell
  20. right
  21. pair
  22. pear
  23. meat
  24. peace
  25. male
  26. piece
  27. knot
  28. deer
  29. cell
  30. brake
  31. steel
  32. rows
  33. passed
  34. road
  35. know
  36. tow
  37. flower
  38. dear
  39. hole
  40. berry

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