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Homophone Challenge - Exercise 3

Select the best word from the following pairs of homophones:

1. I _______ your gift. (accept, except)
2. Ottawa is the _______ of Canada. (capital, capitol)
3. We have just changed the_______ in our school. (principal, principle)
4. _______ you who called me. (It's, Its)
5. My homework is _______ tomorrow. (do, due)
6. This is _______ you. (for, four)
7. I _______ the food out. (through, threw)
8. I _______ the game yesterday. (won, one)
9. The _______ is very good today. (whether, weather)
10. What day of the _______ is it today? (weak, week)
11. This is _______ house. (hour, our)
12. Hey, this is not _______ for you. (fare, fair)
13. Everyone walk down this _______ please. (aisle, isle )
14. This bridge is made of  ______. (steal, steel)
15 Which _______ are you taking this year? (coarse, course)
16. Go _______. (straight, strait)
17. I'm the _______ child in my family. (forth, fourth)
18. Your _______ is red. (shoe, shoo)
19. I can't play pool because my _______ is broken. (queue, cue)
20. He always _______. (praise, prays, preys)
21. The doctor has lots of _______ to take care of. (patience, patients)
22. I _______ you. (heard, herd)
23. What is your favourite _______? (cent, scent, sent)
24. She has a lot of _______ in her children. (pride, pried)
25. I need a _______ to clean my room. (made, maid)