Homophone Riddles



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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) |Tissue that moves your body. | |A type of mollusk in a shell. |

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|1. |Something you breathe. | |The person who will be king. |

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|2. |The opposite of sell. | |Farewell! |

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|3. |Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. | |Confuse, bewilder, or stupefy. |

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|4. |A woman who casts spells. | |A word for choosing. |

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|5. |Something used to carry water. | |Ghostly white. |

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|6. |A hard metal material. | |Another word for rob. |

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|7. |A color. | |The past tense of blow. |

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|8. |Not as low. | |Pay someone to work for you. |

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|9. |Another word for corn. | |A labyrinth. |

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|10. |The antonym of rich. | |Put liquid into a cup. |

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Answer key:

1. air/heir 2.buy/bye 3.days/daze 4.witch/which 5.pail/pale 6.steel/steal 7.blue/blew 8.higher/hire 9.maize/maze 10.poor/pour.

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