WEEK EIGHT

Homophone Test - Questions

Homophone: Def: “One of a group of words pronounced in the same way but differing in meaning or spelling or both, as for example bear or bare”.

Identify the wrongly-used word and substitute the correct word.

Give yourself one point for correctly identifying the word and one point for the correct replacement. Maximum possible points = 24.

1. We will bare down hard on smuggling.
2. The driver had to slam on the breaks.
3. Sir Alex needs a third striker to compliment Van Nistelrooy and Ronaldo.
4. The seeds of destruction were sewn.
5. Since retiring, I have expected a lightening bolt of regret to hit me.
6. The cakes are filled with a rich paste, enhanced with duck yoke.
7. He was surrounded by hoards of other men.
8. Britons were warned not to horde supplies of antibiotics.
9. He had his shoes fitted with rubber souls.
10. He had a flare for window dressing.
11. The trousers had a slight flair below the knee.
12. Someone pulled the emergency chord.

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