Homophones

What is a Homophone?

Homophones are two or more words that sound the same but mean different things and importantly, are spelt differently.

✅  A group of 2+ words

✅  Same sound (pronunciation)

✅  Different Spelling

✅  Different Meanings

Why ‘Homophone’?

The word homophone comes from the following:

Homo = the same

Phone = sound or voice

Quiz

Take The Grammar Goat’s Homophones Quiz!

Below are some common homophones. Perhaps you didn’t even realise that they were homophones!

Can you add the homophones (word 2 column)?

Homophones Quiz

The Answers

Homophones Answers

Now can you choose a homophone to fill each of the gaps below:

1. I bought a … watch yesterday. It cost an arm and a leg!
2. The baby started to … when he was hungry.
3. He bought her a 24 … diamond ring for their engagement.
4. They … out of Boston to go to Miami.
5. This is … dining area and up the steps is our bar.
6. I haven’t received any … for a few days now. I hope my account is working properly.
7. The football smashed the … of glass. It will cost a fortune to replace.
8. A dog’s … wags when it is happy.
9. I can’t … a thing! The music is too loud!
10. I love to wake up and smell the … first thing in the morning.

The Answers

1. new
2. bawl
3. carat
4. flew
5. our
6. mail
7. pane
8. tail
9. hear
10. sea

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