HomophonesExercise

1UnderlinethewordineachgroupwhichdoesNOTsoundthesame.
1 brake

break brick

5 hall

hole

whole

2 dear

deer

6 know

no

now

3 farther father further

7 meat

meet met

4 hear

8 read* red

here

die

hire

ride

9 soon

son

sun

10 soil

sole

soul

11 suit

suite

sweet

12 weak week wick

*inthepast

2Choosethehomophonesinbracketstofillthegaps
1 You'renot.....................toplaymusicinyourroomafterhalfelevenatnight.(allowed/
aloud)
2 Wheatisgroundinto..................... formakingbread.(flour/flower)
3 Matthew'sasmadasaMarch.....................(hair/hare)
4 It'sverylatetogoallthatwaynow,Kristie.Whydon'tyousleepoverat.....................
house?(hour/our)
5 Thebeautiful,pertyoungmaidenwasrescuedbyaboyish.....................inshiningarmour.
(knight/night)
6 No.....................wonthematch.Itwasadraw.(one/won)
7 Whydon'tyousaveyourphotostocd?It'snotdifficulttodo.Infact,it'sa.....................of
cake.(peace/piece)
8 Gonzalowas18thefirsttimehesawthe......................(sea/see)
9 IthinkIneedglasses.I'mgettingheadachesandmy.....................isn'tassharpasitwas.
(sight/site)
10 Somerat'sstolenmy.....................Zippolighter.(steal/steel)
11 Look!Theretheyare,in.....................newredsportscar.(their/there)
12 Theanarchist.....................thegrenadethroughthewindow.(threw/through)
13 Thosestupiddietpillsarea.....................oftimeandmoney.WhatyouneedisMontignac.
(waist/waste)
14 I.....................you.Don'twearablacktopinthatdisco.Theultravioletlightmakesyour
dandruffshinelikeathousandstars.(warn/worn)

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Answers
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1 brake

break BRICK

5 HALL

hole

whole

2 dear

deer

6 know

no

NOW

3 farther father FURTHER

7 meat

meet MET

4 hear

8 read* red

here

DIE

HIRE

RIDE

9 SOON son

sun

10 SOIL

sole

soul

11 SUIT

suite

sweet

12 weak

week WICK

*inthepast
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You'renotallowedtoplaymusicinyourroomafterhalfelevenatnight.(allowed/aloud)
Wheatisgroundintoflourformakingbread.(flour/flower)
Matthew'sasmadasaMarchhare.(hair/hare)
It'sverylatetogoallthatwaynow,Kristie.Whydon'tyousleepoveratourhouse?(hour/our)
Thebeautiful,pertyoungmaidenwasrescuedbyaboyishknightinshiningarmour.(knight/night)
Noonewonthematch.Itwasadraw.(one/won)
Whydon'tyousaveyourphotostocd?It'snotdifficulttodo.Infact,it'sapieceofcake.(peace/piece)
Gonzalowas18thefirsttimehesawthe sea.(sea/see)
IthinkIneedglasses.I'mgettingheadachesandmy sightisn'tassharpasitwas.(sight/site)
Somerat'sstolenmy steelZippolighter.(steal/steel)
Look!Theretheyare,intheirnewredsportscar.(their/there)
Theanarchistthrewthegrenadethroughthewindow.(threw/through)
Thosestupiddietpillsareawasteoftimeandmoney.WhatyouneedisMontignac.(waist/waste)
Iwarnyou.Don'twearablacktopinthatdisco.Theultravioletlightmakesyourdandruffshinelikeathousand
stars.(warn/worn)

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WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007