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Homophone Challenge - Exercise 1

Select the best word from the following pairs of homophones:

1.  ______ aware of dogs. (Be, Bee)
2. Which jeans are you going to ______? (where, wear)
3. ______ the ones who took my cookies. (There, Their, They're)
4. Did you eat the ______ pizza? (whole, hole)
5. My ______ is broken. (tow, toe)
6. ______  five sentences on each topic. (Right, Write)
7. Do you like coffee _____ tea? (oar, or, ore)
8. Can you ______ some milk for me? (pour, pore)
9. Your face looks very ______. (pail, pale)
10. ______ your car. (It's, Its)
11. Take a ______; you're working too hard. (break, brake)
12. I ______ you love her. (no, know)
13. The cake is ______ the refrigerator. (inn, in)
14. I received ______ from my boss. (mail, male)
15. The battery is made up of a ______. (cell, sell)
16. My friends and I ______ across the lake. (sail, sale)
17. My legs are ______ after the 900 meter run. (soar, sore)
18. My ______ hurts. (heal, heel)
19. Do you want a ______ of pie? (piece, peace)
20. Did you ______  my pants yet? (sew, so)
21. We have ______ the race twice before. (one, won)
22. Why is your ______ so long? (hare, hair)
23. My friends and I really like ______. (ewe, you)
24. I have ______ the book ten times. (red, read)
25. Which ______ of shoes should I wear today? (pear, pair)