Homophones Practice

Which word from the passage is a homophone for the word defined below?  

any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of animals

• hare

• nails

• I

• pours

Which word from the passage is a homophone for the word defined below?  

perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something).

• eight

• sea

• here

• touch

Which word from the passage is a homophone for the word defined below?  

come into the presence or company of (someone); to join together

• wear

• meat

• combine

• sea

Which word from the passage is a homophone for the word defined below?  

the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; the time from sunset to sunrise.

• day

• knight

• son

• alarm

Which word from the passage is a homophone for the word defined below?  

a device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle

• gas

• tyre

• rode

• break

Which word from the passage is a homophone for the word defined below?  

a hoofed grazing or browsing animal (males have antlers)

• bat

• bare

• dear

• elk

Which word from the passage is a homophone for the word defined below?  

all of; entire.

• won

• fool

• peace

• hole

Which word from the passage is a homophone for the word defined below?  

a fastening made by tying a piece of string, rope, or something similar. (like shoe strings)

• not

• so

• need

• maid