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I4C Pair or pear?

A B

Read the pairs of definitions for homophones 1-10. Match each word in
the box to one definition in each pair. Then match the phonetic scripts
(A-J) to each pair. Then write the other word in each pair. Use a
dictionary if necessary.

cellar hair heard mail medal serial pear tyre sighs whole

1 a a couple
b a fruit with yellow 0r green skin and white flesh fe/ir

2 a a flat piece of metal given as a prize for bravery or in sports

b to interfere

3 a all of something
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b an opening, cavity or hollow space in s0mething

4 a deep breaths
b how big something or someone is

5 a a pers0n or business that sells things

b a room used to store ihings

6 a what the postman delivers

b belonging to the sex which does not have babies or lay eggs

7 a part of the wheel of a car

b to feel that you need to rest or sleep

I a {ound on y0ur head (unless you're baldl) m

b a very {ast animal similar to a rabbit

I a the past tense of hear

b --
a group of the same kind of animalthat live together
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10 a a story that is told in a number of parts

b a popular breaklast food, served with milk

G F

o ceri jon€s, Tania Ba5tow sue Kay and Vaughan Jones, 2001. Published by Macmillan Publishers Limited. This sheel may be photo(opied and used within the clas. Photocopiable