Lj2 Week 38 - P1 L3 Homophones and odd one out

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• Studiejaar 2

Homophones

Homophones are words that are pronounced the same, but spelled differently. For example: eye / I

 Do the following words have the same pronunciation? In other words, are they homophones?

seas / cease

1. yes
2. no

seas         cease

siːz             siːs

cause / cores

1. yes
2. no

Both answers are correct. In British English, both words are pronounced the same, so they are homophones. In American English there is a difference in pronunciation between both words.

cause	cores
kɔːz	kɔːz
k ɑ z	k ɔr z

RP (UK)

AE (US)

any / Annie

1. yes
2. no

any         Annie

ɛni            æni

seize / sees

1. yes
2. no

seize         sees

siːz             siːz

gone / gun

1. yes
2. no

gone	gun
g ɒ n	g ʌ n
g ɔ n	g ʌ n

RP (UK)

AE (US)

major / mayor

1. yes
2. no

RP (UK)

AE (US)

major	mayor
m eɪʤə	m eə
m eɪʤ ər	m eɪ ər

full / fool

1. yes
2. no

full          fool

fʊl            ful

Odd one out

Which word does not belong because it sounds different?

Which word does not belong?

1. Suzy
2. busy
3. dizzy

Suzy   busy   dizzy

suzi      bɪzi    dɪzi

Which word does not belong?

1. corpse
2. worse
3. horse

corpse   worse   horse

kɔːps     wɜːs      hɔːs 

kɔrps     wɜrs     hɔrs

Which word does not belong?

1. lord
2. word
3. sword

lord    word    sword

lɔːd       wɜːd       sɔːd

lɔrd      wɜrd      sɔrd

Which word does not belong?

1. break
2. steak
3. bleak

break    steak    bleak

breɪk      steɪk      blik

Which word does not belong?

1. show
2. poem
3. toe
4. low

show   poem   toe   low

ʃəʊ    pəʊɪm    təʊ    ləʊ 

ʃoʊ    poʊəm    toʊ    loʊ

Which word does not belong?

1. wind
2. mind
3. mankind

wind     mind     mankind

wɪnd   maɪnd  mænkaɪnd

Which word does not belong?

1. ballet
2. bouquet
3. wallet
4. chalet

ballet  bouquet  wallet  chalet

bæleɪ    bukeɪ     wɒlɪt     ʃæleɪ

Which word does not belong?

1. blood
2. flood
3. food

blood     flood     food

blʌd       flʌd       fud

Which word does not belong?

1. mould
2. should
3. would

mould     should     would

məʊld         ʃʊd         wʊd

moʊld         ʃʊd         wʊd

Which word does not belong?

1. bomb
2. comb
3. home

bomb     comb     home

bɒm       kəʊm      həʊm

bɑm       koʊm      hoʊm

Which word does not belong?

1. finger
2. ginger
3. linger

finger     ginger     linger

fɪŋgə     ʤɪnʤə     lɪŋgə

fɪŋgər     ʤɪnʤər     lɪŋgər

Which word does not belong?

1. fury
2. bury
3. very

fury     bury     very

fjʊəri     bɛri       vɛri

fjʊri       bɛri       vɛri

Well done!

You have made it to the end of this pronunciation lesson. I hope you have learned something about the correct pronunciation of some English words.