Eng 2 Flashcards
(25 cards)
What are homophones?
Words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings.
True or False: ‘bare’ and ‘bear’ are homophones.
True
Fill in the blank: The words ‘flour’ and ‘flower’ are examples of ______.
homophones
Which of the following pairs are homophones? a) pair and pear, b) night and knight, c) all of the above
c) all of the above
What is the main characteristic of homophones?
They are pronounced the same way.
True or False: ‘to’, ‘two’, and ‘too’ are homophones.
True
Provide an example of a homophone.
‘sea’ and ‘see’
Fill in the blank: ‘Right’ and ‘write’ are ______.
homophones
Which is NOT a homophone? a) soar and sore, b) bear and beer, c) cat and dog
c) cat and dog
Complete the pair: ‘knight’ is to ‘night’ as ‘right’ is to ______.
write
True or False: Homophones can only be nouns.
False
What is the difference between homophones and homographs?
Homophones sound the same, while homographs are spelled the same but may have different meanings.
Which of the following are homophones? a) mail and male, b) read and reed, c) both a and b
c) both a and b
True or False: ‘peace’ and ‘piece’ are homophones.
True
Fill in the blank: The words ‘cereal’ and ‘serial’ are examples of ______.
homophones
What is an example of a homophone that is a verb?
‘lead’ (to guide) and ‘lead’ (a metal)
Which word is a homophone of ‘knows’?
‘nose’
True or False: All homophones are homonyms.
False
What does the term ‘homophonic’ mean?
Relating to or denoting homophones.
Identify the homophones: ‘wear’ and ______.
‘where’
Fill in the blank: ‘bored’ and ‘board’ are ______.
homophones
Which of the following is a pair of homophones? a) knight and night, b) sun and son, c) all of the above
c) all of the above
True or False: Homophones can include phrases.
True
Give an example of homophones used in a sentence.
‘I can see the sea from here.’
