Homophone Riddles - Lanternfish ESL



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Homophones are words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings and often different spellings. Find two homophones that have different spellings that fit the clues below.

|Ex) |Stop a vehicle. | |The antonym of fix. |

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|1. |The hair on a horse’s neck. | |The most important part. |

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|2. |Your and my. | |A measure of time. |

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|3. |A type of fruit. | |Two of something. |

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|4. |Something you see. | |Another word for place. |

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|5. |Letters and parcels. | |A boy or a man. |

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|6. |Cure an illness. | |The back of your foot. |

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|7. |Another word for class. | |Another word for rough. |

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|8. |A part of something. | |The opposite of war. |

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|9. |A type of pants. | |Where your DNA is. |

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|10. |Fly like an eagle. | |An ache or pain. |

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Answer key:

1. main/main 2.our/hour 3.pear/pair 4.sight/site 5.mail/male 6.heal/heel 7.course/coarse 8.piece/peace 9.jeans/genes 10.soar/sore

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