Homophones

Homophones are words which sound alike but usually have

different meanings e.g. wood and would.

In the following exercises choose the correct homophone from the pairs of homophones at the top of the page:

Homophones

The marathon runners moved * the * and out

onto the * . As the early morning * came down

like a * over the town, they were last seen going *

the local * chambers before they

disappeared from view.

through/threw gate/gait road/rode vale/veil missed/mist council/counsel passed/past

through

road mist

veil past

council

gate

Homophones

wood/would too/to their/there oar/or

It * be three hours before they returned *

the oval and to * moments of

glory * defeat.

would to

their or

Homophones

13 homophones have been incorrectly used. Write the correct homophone above the incorrect one:

Last night I herd a broadcast of the Inter Cup

in Roam. Every thyme their was a paws in

play, it aloud me to make sum tee oar grab

some food to eat. The teem batting wood

often hit the bawl to the fence, getting for

runs.

heard

Rome time there pause allowed

some tea or

would ballteam

four

Homophones

11 homophones have been incorrectly used. Write the correct homophone above the incorrect one:

It maid me sew mad because eye wanted the

other team too win. The hole fielding team

seamed to have to left feat and couldn’t throw

the ball inn the write place. Never mined,

next time they’ll play better.

made so I

to whole

feetseemed

in right mind

two