WEEK EIGHT

Homophone Test - Answers

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”.

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

Score 20-24  The sub's job is yours!

Score 12-19  You're good, but you need to work at it.

Score 0-11  Rely on your dictionary, not your spell checker.