Homonyms/Homophones/Homographs
Exercise 1
Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
1. The teacher walked down the (aisle, isle) between the rows of desks.
2. I don't want to talk about the (passed, past) anymore.
3. The school (principal, principle) spoke to a group of parents.
4. Please don't put (chilli, chilly) on my baked potato.
5. That smaller boat (toes, tows) the bigger one into harbor.
6. My grandmother remembers the (rain, reign, rein) of Queen Victoria.
7. She is wearing a very distinctive (sent, scent, cent).
8. I don't like to feel a (draft, draught), so I always keep my windows closed.
9. Everyone likes to receive (complements, compliments) about their appearance.
10. I hate it when businesses place a (caller, collar) on hold.

Exercise 2
For each pair of sentences, write the homograph represented by the words in IPA.
1. a) What time does the shop /kləʊz/ ?
b) Jill and Geoffrey have been /kləʊs/ friends since childhood.
2. a) It's rare to find /led/ in piping and pencils these days.
b) “Cambridge have taken the /liːd/ and look certain to win.”
3. a) Think of any /ˈnʌm.bɚ/ between 1 and 10.

____________________________________________________________b) Yes, my mouth feels a bit /nʌmɚ/ with the anaesthetic.

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4. a) “I must admit, a /tɪɚ/ came to my eye at the end of Titanic.”____________b) Thus certificate is worthless, I might as well /teɚ/ it up.

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5. a) There's quite a /wɪnd/ blowing from the North today.

____________b) Johnny, don't /waɪnd/ your sister up like that!

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6. a) For this chart, you need 3 columns and 5 /rəʊz/.

____________b) Our neighbours are always having /raʊz/ about money.

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Homographs
Exercise 3
In the following story, underline the correct homophones.
1. I woke up this morning/mourning with a serious problem.
2. “What ales/ails you, son/sun?” asked my mom over breakfast. “You/ewe don't look write/right!”
3. “Eye/I didn't sleep because of you're/your horrible dog,” I said before taking a bite/byte ofcereal.
4. “That dog loves to/too bark,” my sister Lucy said.
5. “Your/yore powers of perception are truly strong,” I said sarcastically.
6. “Don't make the rest/wrest of us suffer just because you had a ruff/rough knight/night,” momchastized. “Everyone loves Wiley except/accept you.”
7. “I'm sorry,” I said. “I'm worried about today's English test; there's know/no weigh/way I cando/due a good job on such little sleep!”
8. After we/wee ate/eight, I packed my bag for/four school, brushed my teeth, and ran out so fast.
I almost forgot to close the door.
9. First period is English, so/sew I felt relieved to take the test at the start of the day.
10. But/butt when I sat at my desk, my stomach began to/two churn. I could here/hear the windblowing outside ominously.
11. I desperately kneaded/needed an A because I'm competing with my arch-rival Zachary for/fore
valedictorian.
12. After Mr. Robinson passed/past out the tests,I took a deep breath and prepared for what I wassure would/wood be/bee a whole/hole ordeal.
13. To my total delight. I knew/new every answer; our/are teacher taught/taut us well!

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