English Quiz - Homophones 01 (Answers)
"Right" and "write" have the same pronunciation but mean different things - these are known as homophones. There are more homophones in the English language than you can shake a stick at!
Homophones are two or more words which sound the same but have different meanings; they may or may not be spelled differently. A pair of "homonyms" are spelled and pronounced the same, but have different meanings. All homonyms are also homophones.
Here are some pairs with which you might be familiar: stair/stare; pear/pair; tale/tail; aisle/isle; flour/flower; mousse/moose; jeans/genes; toad/towed. Can you see the potential for humour? Lots of jokes are based on homophones and sometimes poetry draws on the associations a word has with its homophone. Christmas cracker jokes are famous for their homophones, such as this one: What does Santa say while gardening? Hoe, hoe, hoe..........
Try our first quiz on words that are often confused with each other.
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The word "principle" means a rule
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The word "stationery" means pencils and paper, etc.
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The word "compliment" means to give praise
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The word "ware" means an item for sale
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"Feet", of course, can be found at the ends of legs....
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"There's" is a contraction for "there is"
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Be careful not to muddle up "wave" and "waive"
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There are three homophones here: "flu", "flue" and "flew"
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"Threw" is the past tense of "throw"
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"Reek" means a terrible smell
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