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Homophones in English

In the previous lesson, we studied the words two, to, and too. These words are homophones, words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings. There are many homophones in English. The following is a list of some common homophones in English.

ate - past tense of "eat" eight - 8 buy - to get something by paying money by - near, next to, or using something bye - a word said when you leave see - to look at something with your eyes sea - a large body of salt water four - 4 for - used to show purpose or who receives something         here - in this place hear - to notice a sound hour - a period of 60 minutes our - belonging to us

knew - past tense of "know" new - not old know - to have information or understanding no - used to give a negative answer son - a male child sun - the star that gives light and heat to the earth they're - contraction of "they" and "are" their - belonging to them there - in that place where - used to ask about a place wear - to have clothes on your body write - to make letters or words right - correct or on the side opposite of left

 

Exercise - Homophones

Select the word that best completes the sentence.

1. I   ate eight two sandwiches. I'm full!
     

2. Happy birthday! This present is   four for you.
     

3. Where are Helen and Bob?   They're Their There at school.
     

4. I can   here hear the music.
     

5. I am going to   write right a letter to my mother.
     

6. I can   see sea better with my glasses.
     

7. I'm going to   where wear that dress to the party.
     

8. My old car doesn't work. I need to buy a   knew new car.
     

9. We like to take   hour our children to the beach.
     

10. I have to go to the grocery store to   buy by bye some food.
     

 

Writing

Write sentences using a pair of homophones.

Example:
I knew the answer to the question.
I bought a new dress.

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More Practice

Write a sentence with each of the homophones.

 

Dictation

 

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