Common English homonyms
Words that sound the same
Spelling game
Interactive - fill in on screen.Each of the following sentences can be completed with two homonyms (words that sound the same). Find the two words that can logically complete each one. The two words missing from each sentence sound the same, but are not written the same way.
CLUES - Take care !
Here are some words to help you : you will need to use 10 of the following 14 words (and ten homonyms - other words that sound the same). There are therefore 4 words in this list that you will not use.
here
steel write
wait
saw fort
site speed
seen through plain
road
war fair
Check out the correct answers with a dictionary or with your teacher.
1.
The child the ball the window.
2. The whole was a terrible after the explosion.
3. The crashed in the middle of a fertile
4. The soldiers bravely to defend the
5. The cyclist along the for ten miles.
6. Someone's sure to it if it's silver, but not if it's !
7. It's not to the answers in the book!
8. You won't anything if you don't come !
9. The soldier always his uniform during the
10 You'll have to . There's a limit of 250 kg. in this lift!
2. The whole was a terrible after the explosion.
3. The crashed in the middle of a fertile
4. The soldiers bravely to defend the
5. The cyclist along the for ten miles.
6. Someone's sure to it if it's silver, but not if it's !
7. It's not to the answers in the book!
8. You won't anything if you don't come !
9. The soldier always his uniform during the
10 You'll have to . There's a limit of 250 kg. in this lift!
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This document is copyright © Linguapress.com 1999 updated 2026.
Originally published in Spectrum magazine.
It is free to use and print for individual use, or for use by teachers with their classes.
It may not be reproduced on other websites or in print form for distribution.
In schools declaring the source of copied materials to a national copyright agency, Linguapress advanced level crosswords and resources should be attributed to "Spectrum" as the source and "Linguapresss " as the publisher.
Teachers: when you have finished the quiz, look at the four words from the list, which you have NOT used as answers in this quiz. They all have common homonyms.... except one! Which is the one word in the list that does not have a common homonym ? (Answer: speed).
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This document is copyright © Linguapress.com 1999 updated 2026.
Originally published in Spectrum magazine.
It is free to use and print for individual use, or for use by teachers with their classes.
It may not be reproduced on other websites or in print form for distribution.
In schools declaring the source of copied materials to a national copyright agency, Linguapress advanced level crosswords and resources should be attributed to "Spectrum" as the source and "Linguapresss " as the publisher.
Teachers: when you have finished the quiz, look at the four words from the list, which you have NOT used as answers in this quiz. They all have common homonyms.... except one! Which is the one word in the list that does not have a common homonym ? (Answer: speed).
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