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Homophones Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 11: Homophones by sound · Set 675 · 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 “heal”? (a) heel (b) knight (c) no
  2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “one”? (a) peace (b) won (c) know
  3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steal”? (a) steel (b) mail (c) aloud
  4. 4.Which word sounds exactly like “whole”? (a) buy (b) hole (c) mist
  5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pear”? (a) here (b) write (c) pair
  6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “no”? (a) toe (b) sail (c) know
  7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “road”? (a) know (b) whole (c) rode
  8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “maid”? (a) no (b) whole (c) made
  9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rose”? (a) night (b) aloud (c) rows
  10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “allowed”? (a) aloud (b) hear (c) rows
  11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “rows”? (a) rose (b) flew (c) whole
  12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) blew (b) ate (c) tow
  13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “whole”? (a) hole (b) rose (c) road
  14. 14.Listen: which word sounds the same as “maid”? (a) flew (b) made (c) ate
  15. 15.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sea”? (a) see (b) rode (c) eight
  16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “knight”? (a) deer (b) night (c) heal
  17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steel”? (a) hear (b) knot (c) steal
  18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “bare”? (a) son (b) write (c) bear
  19. 19.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blew”? (a) week (b) blue (c) waste
  20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “not”? (a) knot (b) rode (c) waist
  21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “one”? (a) knight (b) won (c) cell
  22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “break”? (a) brake (b) flew (c) see
  23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “made”? (a) maid (b) pair (c) flower
  24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “right”? (a) meet (b) write (c) weight
  25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “buy”? (a) hear (b) one (c) by
  26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “piece”? (a) peace (b) waist (c) rose
  27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tale”? (a) tail (b) passed (c) break
  28. 28.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rode”? (a) road (b) one (c) eight
  29. 29.Which word sounds exactly like “missed”? (a) hear (b) mist (c) no
  30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “grown”? (a) groan (b) hole (c) aloud
  31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “sale”? (a) sail (b) groan (c) passed
  32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “passed”? (a) past (b) sale (c) week
  33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) right (b) one (c) piece
  34. 34.Which word sounds exactly like “heel”? (a) heal (b) ate (c) sale
  35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “weight”? (a) missed (b) aloud (c) wait
  36. 36.Which word sounds exactly like “flour”? (a) whole (b) heal (c) flower
  37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “deer”? (a) allowed (b) by (c) dear
  38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “write”? (a) whole (b) right (c) piece
  39. 39.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sail”? (a) one (b) sale (c) not
  40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “past”? (a) buy (b) road (c) passed

Answer key

  1. heel
  2. won
  3. steel
  4. hole
  5. pair
  6. know
  7. rode
  8. made
  9. rows
  10. aloud
  11. rose
  12. blew
  13. hole
  14. made
  15. see
  16. night
  17. steal
  18. bear
  19. blue
  20. knot
  21. won
  22. brake
  23. maid
  24. write
  25. by
  26. peace
  27. tail
  28. road
  29. mist
  30. groan
  31. sail
  32. past
  33. one
  34. heal
  35. wait
  36. flower
  37. dear
  38. right
  39. sale
  40. passed

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