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Homophones Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 11: Homophones by sound · Set 730 · 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 “blue”? (a) maid (b) peace (c) blew
  2. 2.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hear”? (a) male (b) maid (c) here
  3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “not”? (a) sea (b) knot (c) eight
  4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “maid”? (a) made (b) knot (c) steal
  5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “wait”? (a) tale (b) road (c) weight
  6. 6.Listen: which word sounds the same as “grown”? (a) one (b) groan (c) past
  7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meat”? (a) buy (b) deer (c) meet
  8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “peace”? (a) eight (b) made (c) piece
  9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “blue”? (a) week (b) blew (c) road
  10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rode”? (a) road (b) meat (c) new
  11. 11.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tale”? (a) wait (b) allowed (c) tail
  12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “tow”? (a) piece (b) there (c) toe
  13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “their”? (a) flew (b) maid (c) there
  14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “night”? (a) sail (b) son (c) knight
  15. 15.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sell”? (a) son (b) won (c) cell
  16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “rode”? (a) road (b) heel (c) blue
  17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “new”? (a) their (b) knew (c) flour
  18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mail”? (a) flower (b) buy (c) male
  19. 19.Listen: which word sounds the same as “made”? (a) plane (b) berry (c) maid
  20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “allowed”? (a) pear (b) aloud (c) waist
  21. 21.Listen: which word sounds the same as “break”? (a) hear (b) brake (c) rows
  22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “week”? (a) cell (b) right (c) weak
  23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “eight”? (a) break (b) night (c) ate
  24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “new”? (a) flew (b) steal (c) knew
  25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “flu”? (a) mist (b) flew (c) peace
  26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knew”? (a) by (b) missed (c) new
  27. 27.Which word sounds exactly like “passed”? (a) heal (b) bare (c) past
  28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) heal (b) ate (c) one
  29. 29.Which word sounds exactly like “there”? (a) their (b) write (c) weak
  30. 30.Listen: which word sounds the same as “son”? (a) one (b) sun (c) sale
  31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “heel”? (a) heal (b) ate (c) flour
  32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “rose”? (a) peace (b) rows (c) sun
  33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “mail”? (a) male (b) knew (c) their
  34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sea”? (a) knight (b) meat (c) see
  35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “piece”? (a) peace (b) steel (c) here
  36. 36.Which word sounds exactly like “maid”? (a) made (b) weight (c) waste
  37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “know”? (a) brake (b) no (c) heal
  38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “pair”? (a) steel (b) grown (c) pear
  39. 39.Listen: which word sounds the same as “toe”? (a) week (b) tow (c) steal
  40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flour”? (a) maid (b) flower (c) aloud

Answer key

  1. blew
  2. here
  3. knot
  4. made
  5. weight
  6. groan
  7. meet
  8. piece
  9. blew
  10. road
  11. tail
  12. toe
  13. there
  14. knight
  15. cell
  16. road
  17. knew
  18. male
  19. maid
  20. aloud
  21. brake
  22. weak
  23. ate
  24. knew
  25. flew
  26. new
  27. past
  28. one
  29. their
  30. sun
  31. heal
  32. rows
  33. male
  34. see
  35. peace
  36. made
  37. no
  38. pear
  39. tow
  40. flower

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