Exercises

Homophones

Show you can distinguish these similar-sounding words.

Ewe and lambs at South Cadbury, Somerset.

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Homophones

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Ewe and lambs at South Cadbury, Somerset.

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Introduction

In each group below, you will find words that sound the same, but differ in spelling and also in meaning. Compose your own sentences to bring out the differences between them.

The words in this puzzle are taken randomly from a list of 272 words.

1. Knot. Not. 2. Hold. Holed. 3. Story. Storey. 4. Canvas. Canvass. 5. Gait. Gate. 6. Creak. Creek. 7. Barren. Baron. 8. Muscle. Mussel. 9. Way. Weigh. Whey.

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