EXERCISE
The use of Homophones
SCHOOL OF ENGLISH
nn Fill in the gaps in the sentence with ‘they’re, ‘there’, or ‘their’.
 Q1......................................... not coming to the cinema later, because they don’t have any money.
 Q2.Could you give the students ........................................... compositions, please?
 Q3.I thought I wouldn’t like the people at this company, but .................................................. actually really nice.
 Q4.Can you see Joel? I think he’s over .............................................
 Q5............................................. house is huge, so I think .............................................. very well-off.
nn Fill in the gaps in the sentence with ‘its’ or ‘it’s’.
 Q7..................................... quarter to eight! Quick, hurry, or we’ll be late!
 Q8.The cat has fleas, and .................................... always scratching behind ...................................... ears, poor thing.
 Q9........................................... been a very long time since we’ve seen each other.
Q10. ‘Why do like that doll, Maria?’ ‘ ............................................... eyes are so big!’
SCHOOL OF ENGLISH
Oficines Centrals
Avda. Diagonal 472-476,
1r 1a 08006 Barcelona
Edifici Windsor,
entre Via Augusta
i Rambla Catalunya
Seu 1
Via Augusta 6 Bxs.
(Cant. Avda. Diagonal)
08006 Barcelona
Seu 2
Sèneca 33 Bxs.
(Cant. Via Augusta)
08006 Barcelona
Tel1. 934 155 452
Tel2. 933 686 148
Tel3. 934 150 387
www.callanschool.info
[email protected]
© Callan School of English S.L. - 2015
 Q6.Put the tea ............................................ on the table, please. I’ll get it in a minute.
EXERCISE
The use of Homophones
SCHOOL OF ENGLISH
ANSWERS
 A1.They’re not coming to the cinema later, because they don’t have any money.
 A2.Could you give the students their compositions, please?
 A3.I thought I wouldn’t like the people at this company, but they’re actually really nice.
 A4.Can you see Joel? I think he’s over there.
 A5.Their house is huge, so I think they’re very well-off.
© Callan School of English S.L. - 2015
 A6.Put the tea there on the table, please. I’ll get it in a minute.
 A7.It’s quarter to eight! Quick, hurry, or we’ll be late!
 A8.The cat has fleas, and it’s always scratching behind its ears, poor thing.
 A9.It’s been a very long time since we’ve seen each other.
A10. ‘Why do like that doll, Maria?’ ‘ its eyes are so big!’
SCHOOL OF ENGLISH
Oficines Centrals
Avda. Diagonal 472-476,
1r 1a 08006 Barcelona
Edifici Windsor,
entre Via Augusta
i Rambla Catalunya
Seu 1
Via Augusta 6 Bxs.
(Cant. Avda. Diagonal)
08006 Barcelona
Seu 2
Sèneca 33 Bxs.
(Cant. Via Augusta)
08006 Barcelona
Tel1. 934 155 452
Tel2. 933 686 148
Tel3. 934 150 387
www.callanschool.info
[email protected]