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Homophones Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 11: Homophones by sound · Set 793 · 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 “rode”? (a) heal (b) road (c) blue
  2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “sell”? (a) cell (b) week (c) tow
  3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sail”? (a) tow (b) tale (c) sale
  4. 4.Which word sounds exactly like “berry”? (a) whole (b) bury (c) road
  5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “ate”? (a) by (b) there (c) eight
  6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “sea”? (a) one (b) see (c) steal
  7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “whole”? (a) sell (b) hole (c) son
  8. 8.Which word sounds exactly like “there”? (a) their (b) blue (c) son
  9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hole”? (a) whole (b) son (c) steel
  10. 10.Which word sounds exactly like “piece”? (a) peace (b) allowed (c) made
  11. 11.Which word sounds exactly like “cell”? (a) here (b) one (c) sell
  12. 12.Which word sounds exactly like “heal”? (a) sea (b) heel (c) buy
  13. 13.Listen: which word sounds the same as “piece”? (a) their (b) knight (c) peace
  14. 14.Which word sounds exactly like “flour”? (a) pair (b) flower (c) night
  15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “here”? (a) toe (b) hear (c) pair
  16. 16.Which word sounds exactly like “sale”? (a) sail (b) see (c) deer
  17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “break”? (a) brake (b) flu (c) maid
  18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “flu”? (a) steel (b) know (c) flew
  19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “hear”? (a) mail (b) here (c) groan
  20. 20.Which word sounds exactly like “sail”? (a) sale (b) no (c) rose
  21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “mist”? (a) meet (b) sun (c) missed
  22. 22.Listen: which word sounds the same as “buy”? (a) whole (b) rose (c) by
  23. 23.Listen: which word sounds the same as “weight”? (a) new (b) wait (c) see
  24. 24.Which word sounds exactly like “ate”? (a) tow (b) eight (c) steel
  25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “see”? (a) sea (b) wait (c) night
  26. 26.Which word sounds exactly like “steal”? (a) brake (b) new (c) steel
  27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “dear”? (a) berry (b) deer (c) flower
  28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “flu”? (a) flew (b) night (c) heel
  29. 29.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hear”? (a) blue (b) pair (c) here
  30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “pear”? (a) pair (b) break (c) one
  31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “cell”? (a) meet (b) mail (c) sell
  32. 32.Which word sounds exactly like “maid”? (a) made (b) mail (c) rows
  33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “won”? (a) by (b) sale (c) one
  34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “tail”? (a) flower (b) tale (c) deer
  35. 35.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pair”? (a) groan (b) maid (c) pear
  36. 36.Which word sounds exactly like “rows”? (a) rode (b) rose (c) waste
  37. 37.Listen: which word sounds the same as “one”? (a) eight (b) mist (c) won
  38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “hole”? (a) break (b) week (c) whole
  39. 39.Listen: which word sounds the same as “by”? (a) heel (b) flew (c) buy
  40. 40.Listen: which word sounds the same as “there”? (a) see (b) knight (c) their

Answer key

  1. road
  2. cell
  3. sale
  4. bury
  5. eight
  6. see
  7. hole
  8. their
  9. whole
  10. peace
  11. sell
  12. heel
  13. peace
  14. flower
  15. hear
  16. sail
  17. brake
  18. flew
  19. here
  20. sale
  21. missed
  22. by
  23. wait
  24. eight
  25. sea
  26. steel
  27. deer
  28. flew
  29. here
  30. pair
  31. sell
  32. made
  33. one
  34. tale
  35. pear
  36. rose
  37. won
  38. whole
  39. buy
  40. their

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