Lj2 Week 38 - P1 L3 Homophones and odd one out

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?
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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?

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

seas / cease
A
yes
B
no

Slide 2 - Quizvraag

seas         cease
siːz             siːs

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

cause / cores
A
yes
B
no

Slide 4 - Quizvraag

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
kɑz
kɔrz
RP (UK)
AE (US)

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

any / Annie
A
yes
B
no

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

any         Annie
ɛni            æni

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

seize / sees
A
yes
B
no

Slide 8 - Quizvraag

seize         sees
siːz             siːz

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

gone / gun
A
yes
B
no

Slide 10 - Quizvraag

gone
gun
gɒn
gʌn
gɔn
gʌn
RP (UK)
AE (US)

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

major / mayor
A
yes
B
no

Slide 12 - Quizvraag

RP (UK)
AE (US)
major
mayor
meɪʤə
m
meɪʤər 
mər

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

full / fool
A
yes
B
no

Slide 14 - Quizvraag

full          fool
fʊl            ful

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

Odd one out
Which word does not belong because it sounds different?

Slide 16 - Tekstslide

Which word does not belong?
A
Suzy
B
busy
C
dizzy

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

Suzy   busy   dizzy
suzi      bɪzi    dɪzi

Slide 18 - Tekstslide

Which word does not belong?
A
corpse
B
worse
C
horse

Slide 19 - Quizvraag

corpse   worse   horse
kɔːps     wɜːs      hɔːs 
kɔrps     wɜrs     hɔrs

Slide 20 - Tekstslide

Which word does not belong?
A
lord
B
word
C
sword

Slide 21 - Quizvraag

lord    word    sword
lɔːd       wɜːd       sɔːd
lɔrd      wɜrd      sɔrd

Slide 22 - Tekstslide

Which word does not belong?
A
break
B
steak
C
bleak

Slide 23 - Quizvraag

break    steak    bleak
breɪk      steɪk      blik

Slide 24 - Tekstslide

Which word does not belong?
A
show
B
poem
C
toe
D
low

Slide 25 - Quizvraag

show   poem   toe   low
ʃəʊ    pəʊɪm    təʊ    ləʊ 
ʃoʊ    poʊəm    toʊ    loʊ

Slide 26 - Tekstslide

Which word does not belong?
A
wind
B
mind
C
mankind

Slide 27 - Quizvraag

wind     mind     mankind
wɪnd   maɪnd  mænkaɪnd

Slide 28 - Tekstslide

Which word does not belong?
A
ballet
B
bouquet
C
wallet
D
chalet

Slide 29 - Quizvraag

ballet  bouquet  wallet  chalet
bæleɪ    bukeɪ     wɒlɪt     ʃæleɪ

Slide 30 - Tekstslide

Which word does not belong?
A
blood
B
flood
C
food

Slide 31 - Quizvraag

blood     flood     food
blʌd       flʌd       fud

Slide 32 - Tekstslide

Which word does not belong?
A
mould
B
should
C
would

Slide 33 - Quizvraag

mould     should     would
məʊld         ʃʊd         wʊd
mld         ʃʊd         wʊd

Slide 34 - Tekstslide

Which word does not belong?
A
bomb
B
comb
C
home

Slide 35 - Quizvraag

bomb     comb     home
bɒm       kəʊm      həʊm
bɑm       koʊm      hoʊm

Slide 36 - Tekstslide

Which word does not belong?
A
finger
B
ginger
C
linger

Slide 37 - Quizvraag

finger     ginger     linger
fɪŋgə     ʤɪnʤə     lɪŋgə
fɪŋgər     ʤɪnʤər     lɪŋgər

Slide 38 - Tekstslide

Which word does not belong?
A
fury
B
bury
C
very

Slide 39 - Quizvraag

fury     bury     very
fjʊəri     bɛri       vɛri
fjʊri       bɛri       vɛri

Slide 40 - Tekstslide

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.

Slide 41 - Tekstslide