Homophones

What are homophones?

• Words that are spelt the same but sound differently.

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.

• Words that do not sound or spell the same.

Which of the following pair of words are homophones?

• Have and has

• Will and Bill

• write and right

Select the correct homophone to complete the sentence below.

My brother is my mother's __________.

• son

• sun

• soon

Which of the following pair of words are homophones?

• Sea and see

• Right and wrong

• Blue and blow

Select the correct homophone to complete the sentence below.

She brought a beautiful __________ to the party.

• Flower

• Flour

• Floral

Which of the following is NOT correct about homophones?

• The words are pronounced the same.

• The words are spelt the same.

• The words have different meanings.

Select all the words that are homophones for 'they're'.

• Their

• They

• There

Select all the homophones for 'here'.

• hare

• have

• hair

• hear

Identify the pair of words that are homophones.

• Break and brake

• Light and heavy

• Fast and slow

Which of the following pair of words are homophones?

• Cell and sell

• Write and right

• Red and read