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
meə
meɪʤər
meɪər
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
moʊld 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
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