Words that sound the same
A homophone is a word which is pronounced the same as another word but has a different meaning or a different spelling or both.
The following sentences contain a homophone but with the wrong spelling. Identify and correct it.
eg. I'm saving up to by a new car. buy
Now complete the following sentences with a homophone from the ten sentences above:
The following sentences contain a homophone but with the wrong spelling. Identify and correct it.
eg. I'm saving up to by a new car. buy
- The teacher asked the student to read the article allowed.
- It's not fare that I have to work Saturdays and she doesn't.
- Be careful of the whole in the road.
- I dropped the €50 note and it blue away. I had to run fast to get it.
- There's nun left. I had the last one.
- Have you got these trousers in a 32 waste?
- There's no weigh that we'll arrive in time.
- She had the lead roll in the film.
- Which shirt do you prefer: the plane or the patterned?
- The car was stationery but it should have had the warning lights on.
Now complete the following sentences with a homophone from the ten sentences above:
- How much was the taxi ___?
- I just have a sandwich or a ___ for lunch.
- I wanted to sleep but the couple next to me talked the ___ journey.
- It was a ___ of time. I had heard it all before.
- I waited until the ___ flew out of sight.
- The news came out of the ___. I don't think anybody was expecting it.
- You aren't ___ to enter the Vatican in shorts.
- Do you really ___ 80kg? You look slimmer than me.
- They buy all the office ___ on-line.
- Whoopi Goldberg plays the part of a ___ in Sister Act.
Comments
Hi, Graham. How are things going? How do you feel being a vegetarian? This exercise is really interesting.
1. The teacher asked the student to read the article allowed. ALOUD
2. It's not fare that I have to work Saturdays and she doesn't. FAIR
3. Be careful of the whole in the road. HOLE
4. I dropped the €50 note and it blue away. I had to run fast to get it. BLEW
5. There's nun left. I had the last one. NONE
6. Have you got these trousers in a 32 waste? WAIST
7. There's no weigh that we'll arrive in time. WAY
8. She had the lead roll in the film. ROL
9. Which shirt do you prefer: the plane or the patterned? PLAIN
10. The car was stationery but it should have had the warning lights on. STATIONARY
1. How much was the taxi fare?
2. I just have a sandwich or a roll for lunch.
3. I wanted to sleep but the couple next to me talked the whole journey.
4. It was a waste of time. I had heard it all before.
5. I waited until the plane flew out of sight.
6. The news came out of the blue. I don't think anybody was expecting it.
7. You aren't allowed to enter the Vatican in shorts.
8. Do you really weigh 80kg? You look slimmer than me.
9. They buy all the office stationery on-line.
10. Whoopi Goldberg plays the part of a nun in Sister Act.
The veggie diet is going great thanks. I don't miss meat at all. I just wish I had made the change long ago.
6. She had the lead ROLE...
If you fancy a coffee anytime, I can make an extra special effort to get up earlier. :D
This is the exercise that I did.
Teresa.
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Hi Graham!!
I had been a lot of time without watch your blog!!
I see that Montse is very active!
I saw your e-mail and I am studying in your blog!
Tanks to invite me your blog!!
I had done the exercise:
First term:
1. The teacher asked the student to read the article allowed. (aloud)
2. It's not fare that I have to work Saturdays and she doesn't. (fair)
3. Be careful of the whole in the road. (hole)
4. I dropped the €50 note and it blue away. I had to run fast to get it. (blow)
5. There's nun left. I had the last one. (none)
6. Have you got these trousers in a 32 waste? (waist)
7. There's no weigh that we'll arrive in time. (weigh similar worry)
8. She had the lead roll in the film. (rol)
9. Which shirt do you prefer: the plane or the patterned? (shape¿?)
10. The car was stationery but it should have had the warning lights on. (stationery)
Second term:
1. How much was the taxi fare ___?
2. I just have a sandwich or a _bread roll__ for lunch.
3. I wanted to sleep but the couple next to me talked the _whole__ journey.
4. It was a waste___ of time. I had heard it all before.
5. I waited until the _plane__ flew out of sight.
6. The news came out of the ___. I don't think anybody was expecting it.
7. You aren't __allowed_ to enter the Vatican in shorts.
8. Do you really weigh___ 80kg? You look slimmer than me.
9. They buy all the office stationery___ on-line.
10. Whoopi Goldberg plays the part of a fare___ in Sister Act.
By, I look forward to meeting you tomorrow or next Thursday..
luciti
I'll try to drag myself out of bed and down the road for our coffee morning tomorrow. I'll be there 9ish.
Lucía
I think you need to read the post on the differences between look, watch and see.
exercise 1:
4. BLEW (past of blow)
7. way (the same pronunciation as weigh)
8. role
9. plain
exercise 2:
6. out of the blue = suddenly/unexpectedly
10. nun
OK See you both tomorrow.
1.- allowed - aloud
2.- fare - fair
3.- whole - hole
4.- blue - blew
5.- nun - non
6.- waste - waist
7.- weigh - way
8.- ???
9.- roll - role
10.- stationery - stationary
How much was the taxi FARE?
I just have a sandwich or a ROLL for lunch.
I wanted to sleep but the couple next to me talked the WHOLE journey.
It was a WASTE of time. I had heard it all before.
I waited until the PLANE flew out of sight.
The news came out of the BLUE. I don't think anybody was expecting it.
You aren't ALLOWED to enter the Vatican in shorts.
Do you really WEIGH 80kg? You look slimmer than me.
They buy all the office STATIONEAY on-line.
Whoopi Goldberg plays the part of a NUN in Sister Act.
The only problem I see is in the first part. Nº 9 is plain / plane
1. The teacher asked the student to read the article aloud
2. It’ not fair that I have to work Saturdays and she doesn’t
3. Be careful of the hole in the road
4. I dropped the 50€ note and it blew away. I had to run fast to get it.
5. There’s none left. I had the last one.
6. Have you got these trousers in a 32 waist?
7. There’s no way that we’ll arrive in time.
8. She had the lead role in the film
9. Which shirt do you prefer: the plaine or the patterned?
10. The car was stationary but it should have had the warning lights
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1. How much was the taxi stationery?
2. I just have a sandwich or a roll for lunch.
3. I wanted to sleep but the couple next to me talked the whole journey.
4. It was a waste of time. I had heard it all before.
5. I waited until the plane flew out of sight.
6. The news came out of the blue. I don't think anybody was expecting it.
7. You aren't allowed to enter the Vatican in shorts.
8. Do you really weigh 80kg? You look slimmer than me.
9. They buy all the office fare on-line.
10. Whoopi Goldberg plays the part of a nun in Sister Act.
I'm glad you like these exercises. :-)
9. Which shirt do you prefer: the plain or the patterned?
1. How much was the taxi fare?
9. They buy all the office stationery.
fare = how much you pay for your ticket to travel
stationery = things you need for the office such as folders, paper and pens.
Well done!