Homophones are words that sound the same, but have different meanings and are spelled differently For example: sun – son Match the pairs of homophones: pair a) peak too b) plain pick c) bee waist d) board bored e) mail pull f) right sad g) pool plane h) sail sale i) pear 10 write j) piece 11 peace k) said 12 ice l) hare 13 hair m) eyes 14 be n) waste 15 male o) two Underline the correct word: I need a pair/pear of gloves I’m glad to see you two/too His ice/eyes are blue She knows/nose all grammar rules Don’t waste/waist time Five minutes are left Let’s go to the pool/pull today Would you like a piece/peace of cake? Liz sad/said that she had seen that film This house is on sale/sail 10 They watched the plain/plane in the sky 11 The ceiling/sealing in this room is rather high 12 Do you like pears/pairs or apples? 13 How many hours/ours did you train? 14 I like stories about the knights/nights 15 Do you eat meet/meat every day? Fill in the correct word from the table: My _ is in the sixth form I like , they are sweet She is very _ today I’ve got _ letters Look! His _ is red Let’s swim in the We’ll the test tomorrow Have you seen the film about the ? The highest _ is Mount Everest 10 Do you like to ? 11 I don’t like to eat 12 Where can I buy ? 13 We’d like to go to the 14 Do you like colour? 15 What colour is your ? a) sad b) son c) pears d) nose e) two f) write g) knights h) pool i) sail j) cereal k) peak l) sea m) ceiling n) meat o) blue Read the poem and choose the correct word: I’m all mixed up I’m all mixed up, I need help from you How I no/know Why the sky is blue/blew? I not no/know I wish I new/knew I have a lot of work to do/due I’ll so/sew a button On the coat you wear/where I’ll sit on that chair I’ll wait right/write over there/their By Deborah Ellermeyer ( http://www.teacherexpress.scholarstick.com ) What’s wrong in this dialogue? Correct it: T: Hi Liz! Where does your ant live? L: My ant? Oh, she lives in Paris T: Does she like to sale? L: No, she likes to travel by car T: Do you right letters to her L: Yes, I I often send e- males to her T: Do you plan to go to Paris? L: No, I don’t She will come to us soon T: Who will meat her? L: I think my parents will meat her T: When will she arrive? L: Tomorrow 6 Correct the mistakes: I sea a lot of butterflies in the garden My sun is seven years old Tom is very said My write hand aches He nose a lot of interesting things Look! The donkey’s years are very long The whether is bad today Wear you live? I prefer week coffee KEY: Match the pairs of homophones: pair i) pear too o) two pick a) peak waist n) waste bored d) board pull g) pool sad k) said plane b) plain sale h) sail 10 write f) right 11 peace j) piece 12 ice m) eyes 13 hair l) hare 14 be c) bee 15 male e) mail Underline the correct word: I need a pair/pear of gloves I’m glad to see you two/too His ice/eyes are blue She knows/nose all grammar rules Don’t waste/waist time Five minutes are left Let’s go to the pool/pull today Would you like a piece/peace of cake? Liz sad/said that she had seen that film This house is on sale/sail 10 They watched the plain/plane in the sky 11 The ceiling/sealing in this room is rather high 12 Do you like pears/pairs or apples? 13 How many hours/ours did you train? 14 I like stories about the knights/nights 15 Do you eat meet/meat every day Fill in the correct word from the table: What’s wrong in this dialogue? Correct it: T: Hi Liz! Where does your aunt live? L: My aunt? Oh, she lives in Paris T: Does she like to sail? L: No, she likes to travel by car T: Do you write letters to her L: Yes, I I often send e- mails to her T: Do you plan to go to Paris? L: No, I don’t She will come to us soon T: Who will meet her? L: I think my parents will meet her T: When will she arrive? L: Tomorrow Read the poem and choose the correct word: I’m all mixed up 6 My b) son is in the sixth form I like c) pears, they are sweet She is very a) sad today I’ve got e) two letters Look! His d) nose is red Let’s swim in the h) pool We’ll f) write the test tomorrow Have you seen the film about the g) knights? The highest k) peak is Mount Everest 10 Do you like to i) sail? 11 I don’t like to eat n) meat 12 Where can I buy j) cereal? 13 We’d like to go to the l) sea 14 Do you like o) blue colour? 15 What colour is your m) ceiling? I’m all mixed up, I need help from you How I no/know Why the sky is blue/blew? I not no/know I wish I new/knew I have a lot of work to do/due I’ll so/sew a button On the coat you wear/where I’ll sit on that chair I’ll wait right/write over there/their By Deborah Ellermeyer ( http://www.teacherexpress.scholarstick.com ) Correct the mistakes: I see a lot of butterflies in the garden My son is seven years old Tom is very sad My right hand aches He knows a lot of interesting things Look! The donkey’s ears are very long The weather is bad today Where you live? I prefer weak coffee