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Homophones 2 *

Objective

To distinguish between homophones, ie words with common pronunciations but different spellings, eg eight, ate; grate, great; rain, rein, reign.

 

These words sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. Choose the correct word.

 

  1.    When riding a horse you have to hold the (rains, reins, reigns).  
 
  2.    I (road, rowed, rode) the boat down the stream.  
 
  3.    Dad put in a new (pain, pane) of glass in the window.  
 
  4.    I bought my mum some (sent, scent, cent) for her birthday.  
 
  5.    Sir Lancelot was a (knight, night) of the round table.  
 
  6.    It is rude to (stare, stair) at people.  
 
  7.    We needed to (bye, by, buy) a loaf of bread from the shop.  
 
  8.    Dan felt very (board, bored) at the cinema.  
 
  9.    The (beach, beech) was very close to our hotel on holiday.  
 
10.    A (leek, leak) is a vegetable.  
 
When you have finished, click on the 'finished' button to check your answers.
 
  

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* Extension activity - see how many more of these sorts of words you can find.   Use a dictionary to help you.  Write down a sentence containing each of the words to show that you understand the meaning.

 

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