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Homophones Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 11: Homophones by sound · Set 80 · 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 “sell”? (a) cell (b) mail (c) right
  2. 2.Which word sounds exactly like “missed”? (a) waist (b) peace (c) mist
  3. 3.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sea”? (a) right (b) night (c) see
  4. 4.Listen: which word sounds the same as “hear”? (a) maid (b) see (c) here
  5. 5.Listen: which word sounds the same as “toe”? (a) steel (b) whole (c) tow
  6. 6.Which word sounds exactly like “blew”? (a) knew (b) blue (c) rose
  7. 7.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knot”? (a) made (b) wait (c) not
  8. 8.Listen: which word sounds the same as “sale”? (a) bury (b) meet (c) sail
  9. 9.Listen: which word sounds the same as “ate”? (a) eight (b) there (c) see
  10. 10.Listen: which word sounds the same as “knight”? (a) steal (b) piece (c) night
  11. 11.Listen: which word sounds the same as “eight”? (a) waist (b) see (c) ate
  12. 12.Listen: which word sounds the same as “buy”? (a) by (b) one (c) sell
  13. 13.Which word sounds exactly like “knot”? (a) steel (b) week (c) not
  14. 14.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blew”? (a) sail (b) eight (c) blue
  15. 15.Which word sounds exactly like “passed”? (a) past (b) allowed (c) toe
  16. 16.Listen: which word sounds the same as “write”? (a) there (b) right (c) knight
  17. 17.Which word sounds exactly like “not”? (a) sell (b) blue (c) knot
  18. 18.Listen: which word sounds the same as “mail”? (a) heal (b) meet (c) male
  19. 19.Which word sounds exactly like “past”? (a) ate (b) passed (c) steel
  20. 20.Listen: which word sounds the same as “wait”? (a) weight (b) there (c) meet
  21. 21.Which word sounds exactly like “ate”? (a) eight (b) not (c) write
  22. 22.Which word sounds exactly like “sea”? (a) past (b) see (c) flour
  23. 23.Which word sounds exactly like “sale”? (a) hear (b) sail (c) made
  24. 24.Listen: which word sounds the same as “pear”? (a) pair (b) knight (c) peace
  25. 25.Which word sounds exactly like “brake”? (a) son (b) break (c) mist
  26. 26.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rose”? (a) flower (b) tow (c) rows
  27. 27.Listen: which word sounds the same as “plain”? (a) there (b) plane (c) see
  28. 28.Which word sounds exactly like “one”? (a) waist (b) won (c) buy
  29. 29.Listen: which word sounds the same as “one”? (a) piece (b) weak (c) won
  30. 30.Which word sounds exactly like “bear”? (a) bare (b) groan (c) peace
  31. 31.Listen: which word sounds the same as “made”? (a) maid (b) rose (c) heal
  32. 32.Listen: which word sounds the same as “rows”? (a) bury (b) rose (c) mail
  33. 33.Which word sounds exactly like “rode”? (a) brake (b) road (c) sea
  34. 34.Listen: which word sounds the same as “no”? (a) flower (b) know (c) write
  35. 35.Which word sounds exactly like “heel”? (a) knot (b) heal (c) berry
  36. 36.Listen: which word sounds the same as “steel”? (a) weak (b) steal (c) allowed
  37. 37.Which word sounds exactly like “flower”? (a) brake (b) ate (c) flour
  38. 38.Which word sounds exactly like “week”? (a) here (b) plain (c) weak
  39. 39.Listen: which word sounds the same as “blue”? (a) blew (b) pair (c) heel
  40. 40.Which word sounds exactly like “pear”? (a) knot (b) pair (c) buy

Answer key

  1. cell
  2. mist
  3. see
  4. here
  5. tow
  6. blue
  7. not
  8. sail
  9. eight
  10. night
  11. ate
  12. by
  13. not
  14. blue
  15. past
  16. right
  17. knot
  18. male
  19. passed
  20. weight
  21. eight
  22. see
  23. sail
  24. pair
  25. break
  26. rows
  27. plane
  28. won
  29. won
  30. bare
  31. maid
  32. rose
  33. road
  34. know
  35. heal
  36. steal
  37. flour
  38. weak
  39. blew
  40. pair

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