Homophones game

Homophones Quiz

What is a homophone?

Words which have the same pronunciation but...

Have different meanings

Often have different spellings

For example: Ate vs. Eight

Homophones quiz

select the correct spelling to match the meaning

Which of these is something you bake with?

1. Flour
2. Flower

A baby boy is a

1. sun
2. son

The colour of 'stop' at a traffic light is

1. read
2. red

This animal is not quite a rabbit

1. hair
2. hare

A specific position

1. there
2. their

Someone's possession

1. their
2. there

Always where you are

1. here
2. hear

to process a sound

1. hear
2. here

dripping water

1. leak
2. leek

Opposite of strong

1. week
2. weak

to observe with your eyes

1. sea
2. see

Paddington, Yogi, Rupert and Baloo are all fictional

1. bears
2. bares

The bottom part of a shoe is the

1. soul
2. sole

Next in line to the throne

1. air
2. heir

Prisoners live in a ...

1. cell
2. sell

A type of tree

1. beech
2. beach

location along the coastline

1. beech
2. beach

suggests excess / more than needed

1. to
2. two
3. too

the number after one

1. to
2. two
3. too

direction, range or an object / recipient

1. to
2. two
3. too

a thief does this

1. steel
2. steal

type of metal

1. steel
2. steal

takes you from one floor to another

1. stares
2. stairs

a table-top game

1. board
2. bored

something pretty you might find in the garden

1. flour
2. flower

the Earth revolves around the ...

1. sun
2. son

Rudolph was a type of...

1. dear
2. deer

you give presents to those you hold

1. deer
2. dear

when you have taken in written text

1. read
2. red

You use a clock to measure

1. time
2. thyme

How you dress is affected by the

1. whether
2. weather

a rough texture

1. coarse
2. course