Vocabulary and Pronunciation lesson

In English there are a number of words that share a pronunciation but have a different meaning. For example:

"I can see the sea."

In the above sentence see and sea have different spellings and meanings, but have the same pronunciation. They are examples of homophones.

Take a look at these ten sentences. Decide which is the correct word to complete the sentence. Each of the words have the same pronunciation.

Link: Tongue Twister

Link: Listening Lesson 'What's happening?'

• 1 - ___, sugar, eggs and milk are all needed to make a cake.
  
  Flour
  Flower
  
  
• 2 - All the people went to church to ___.
  
  pray
  prey
  
  
• 3 - Children still like to read traditional fairy ___.
  
  tales
  tails
  
  
• 4 - The ___ on the stereo made all the windows shake.
  
  bass
  base
  
  
• 5 - The table is strong because it is made of ___.
  
  steal
  steel
  
  
• 6 - I can hear the birds in the morning going ___ outside my bedroom.
  
  cheap
  cheep
  
  
• 7 - I'm going to ___ my friend who is a butcher.
  
  meet
  meat
  
  
• 8 - Come ___ and listen to me.
  
  hear
  here
  
  
• 9 - I want to ___ a car for the weekend.
  
  higher
  hire
  
  
• 10 - I love boats. I ___ at least once a week.
  
  sale
  sail