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Homophones Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 11: Homophones by sound · Set 778 · 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 “sale”? (a) brake (b) sail (c) weight
  2. 2.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sell”? (a) cell (b) mist (c) by
  3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “not”? (a) there (b) knot (c) night
  4. 4.Which word sounds exactly like “son”? (a) cell (b) sun (c) steal
  5. 5.Which word sounds exactly like “by”? (a) buy (b) rows (c) weight
  6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “buy”? (a) sail (b) by (c) rows
  7. 7.Which word sounds exactly like “piece”? (a) write (b) rose (c) peace
  8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “here”? (a) hear (b) peace (c) night
  9. 9.Which word sounds exactly like “bury”? (a) cell (b) tow (c) berry
  10. 10.Which word sounds exactly like “wait”? (a) no (b) hole (c) weight
  11. 11.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tale”? (a) eight (b) mail (c) tail
  12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “sea”? (a) whole (b) see (c) flour
  13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “maid”? (a) sun (b) knew (c) made
  14. 14.Listen: which word sounds the same as “berry”? (a) rose (b) maid (c) bury
  15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “new”? (a) knight (b) past (c) knew
  16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tail”? (a) aloud (b) wait (c) tale
  17. 17.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blue”? (a) knew (b) cell (c) blew
  18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tow”? (a) toe (b) whole (c) brake
  19. 19.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pair”? (a) pear (b) knight (c) cell
  20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “eight”? (a) ate (b) brake (c) bury
  21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “waist”? (a) flower (b) waste (c) toe
  22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “sail”? (a) cell (b) meat (c) sale
  23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “pear”? (a) won (b) pair (c) sail
  24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “grown”? (a) groan (b) night (c) pear
  25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “steal”? (a) steel (b) made (c) plane
  26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “groan”? (a) plane (b) flew (c) grown
  27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “buy”? (a) hear (b) by (c) know
  28. 28.Listen: which word sounds the same as “night”? (a) toe (b) maid (c) knight
  29. 29.Listen: which word sounds the same as “meat”? (a) meet (b) write (c) heel
  30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “made”? (a) maid (b) know (c) hear
  31. 31.Which word sounds exactly like “flower”? (a) knight (b) flour (c) bear
  32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rode”? (a) break (b) road (c) heel
  33. 33.Listen: which word sounds the same as “allowed”? (a) aloud (b) write (c) eight
  34. 34.Which word sounds exactly like “tale”? (a) tail (b) right (c) groan
  35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “week”? (a) weak (b) aloud (c) sea
  36. 36.Which word sounds exactly like “aloud”? (a) sun (b) knot (c) allowed
  37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “see”? (a) berry (b) deer (c) sea
  38. 38.Listen: which word sounds the same as “passed”? (a) past (b) flew (c) know
  39. 39.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flu”? (a) flew (b) plain (c) berry
  40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “break”? (a) write (b) brake (c) here

Answer key

  1. sail
  2. cell
  3. knot
  4. sun
  5. buy
  6. by
  7. peace
  8. hear
  9. berry
  10. weight
  11. tail
  12. see
  13. made
  14. bury
  15. knew
  16. tale
  17. blew
  18. toe
  19. pear
  20. ate
  21. waste
  22. sale
  23. pair
  24. groan
  25. steel
  26. grown
  27. by
  28. knight
  29. meet
  30. maid
  31. flour
  32. road
  33. aloud
  34. tail
  35. weak
  36. allowed
  37. sea
  38. past
  39. flew
  40. brake

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