HOMOPHONES ONE (Intermediate) (EXERCISE I26E123)

A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same (to varying extent) as another word but differs in meaning. A homophone may also differ in spelling. The two words may be spelled the same, such as rose (flower) and rose (past tense of "rise"), or differently, such as to, two, and too.

Select the correct homophones and put it into the gap.

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1. Watch your steps. Take one _­­____________ at a time.
   a. stair       b. stare
2. Could you tell me ____________ I might find a camp stove?
   a. ware       b. wear        c. where
3. That makes no ______________!
   a. cents       b. sense     
4. I _____________ the lottery!
   a. won         b. one     
5. I would like some, _____________.
   a. to             b. too      c. two
6. In computer terms, do you know the difference between a bit and a _________?
   a. bight         b. bite     c. byte
7. She bought twelve, consumed ____________ and had four donuts leftover.
   a. ate             b. eight   
8. I need a $100 ________________.
   a. loan           b. lone
9. I love him in _________________.
   a. always        b. all ways
10. Pass the salt _______________.
    a. pleas            b. please
11. Knit one, ________________ two.
    a. pearl           b. purl
12. Do you stay at $10 or do you want to raise the _______________?
    a. ante            b. anti
13. The ________________ rose at 5:15 today.
    a. son              b. sun
14. Do not _______________ to me.
    a. lie               b. lye
15. Yes, I am ________________.
    a. already        b. all ready
16. You are a ______________.
    a. liar              b. lyre
17. You be back home ____________ midnight!
    a. buy             b. by
18. I just can not _______________ to go climbing.
    a. wait            b. weight
19. People stop and _____________ but I don't care.
    a. stair             b. stare

ANSWERS: 

Select the correct homophones and put it into the gap.

1. Watch your steps. Take one stair at a time.
   a. stair       b. stare
2. Could you tell me where I might find a camp stove?
   a. ware       b. wear        c. where
3. That makes no sense!
   a. cents       b. sense     
4. I won the lottery!
   a. won         b. one     
5. I would like some, too.
   a. to             b. too      c. two
6. In computer terms, do you know the difference between a bit and a bite?
   a. bight         b. bite     c. byte
7. She bought twelve, consumed eight and had four donuts leftover.
   a. ate             b. eight   
8. I need a $100 loan.
   a. loan           b. lone
9. I love him in all ways.
   a. always        b. all ways
10. Pass the salt please.
    a. pleas            b. please
11. Knit one, purl two.
    a. pearl           b. purl
12. Do you stay at $10 or do you want to raise the ante?
    a. ante            b. anti
13. The sun rose at 5:15 today.
    a. son              b. sun
14. Do not lie to me.
    a. lie               b. lye
15. Yes, I am all ready.
    a. already        b. all ready
16. You are a liar.
    a. liar              b. lyre
17. You be back home by midnight!
    a. buy             b. by
18. I just can not wait to go climbing.
    a. wait            b. weight
19. People stop and stare but I don't care.
    a. stair             b. stare

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