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Homophones Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 11: Homophones by sound · Set 689 · 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 “hear”? (a) not (b) flu (c) here
  2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “no”? (a) deer (b) break (c) know
  3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “there”? (a) tow (b) heal (c) their
  4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flower”? (a) toe (b) flour (c) sell
  5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “their”? (a) pair (b) hear (c) there
  6. 6.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mail”? (a) berry (b) male (c) weak
  7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “night”? (a) rows (b) mail (c) knight
  8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “piece”? (a) plain (b) peace (c) flour
  9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “peace”? (a) made (b) wait (c) piece
  10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “past”? (a) passed (b) heel (c) cell
  11. 11.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rode”? (a) hole (b) road (c) berry
  12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “tale”? (a) blew (b) no (c) tail
  13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “knew”? (a) not (b) bare (c) new
  14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “mail”? (a) blue (b) male (c) sun
  15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “meet”? (a) meat (b) week (c) pair
  16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “week”? (a) tale (b) meet (c) weak
  17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “hole”? (a) sail (b) whole (c) one
  18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sale”? (a) flour (b) sail (c) plain
  19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “here”? (a) knight (b) write (c) hear
  20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “right”? (a) knight (b) write (c) whole
  21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “rows”? (a) rose (b) there (c) son
  22. 22.Listen: which word sounds the same as “missed”? (a) pair (b) flew (c) mist
  23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “missed”? (a) mist (b) blew (c) sale
  24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “dear”? (a) won (b) deer (c) right
  25. 25.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pear”? (a) tale (b) bear (c) pair
  26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “maid”? (a) meet (b) rose (c) made
  27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “cell”? (a) blue (b) knight (c) sell
  28. 28.Listen: which word sounds the same as “piece”? (a) steel (b) peace (c) no
  29. 29.Listen: which word sounds the same as “made”? (a) road (b) dear (c) maid
  30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “heel”? (a) tow (b) heal (c) male
  31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meat”? (a) their (b) hear (c) meet
  32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pair”? (a) missed (b) whole (c) pear
  33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “male”? (a) toe (b) mail (c) bear
  34. 34.Which word sounds exactly like “bare”? (a) one (b) bear (c) sun
  35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “toe”? (a) tow (b) peace (c) won
  36. 36.Listen: which word sounds the same as “see”? (a) know (b) hole (c) sea
  37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steal”? (a) pear (b) steel (c) their
  38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “berry”? (a) pair (b) bury (c) flour
  39. 39.Listen: which word sounds the same as “break”? (a) berry (b) new (c) brake
  40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “passed”? (a) past (b) bare (c) steal

Answer key

  1. here
  2. know
  3. their
  4. flour
  5. there
  6. male
  7. knight
  8. peace
  9. piece
  10. passed
  11. road
  12. tail
  13. new
  14. male
  15. meat
  16. weak
  17. whole
  18. sail
  19. hear
  20. write
  21. rose
  22. mist
  23. mist
  24. deer
  25. pair
  26. made
  27. sell
  28. peace
  29. maid
  30. heal
  31. meet
  32. pear
  33. mail
  34. bear
  35. tow
  36. sea
  37. steel
  38. bury
  39. brake
  40. past

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