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Question
Consult a dictionary, to find the homophones for the given words.
| 1 | in | |
| 2 | know | |
| 3 | be | |
| 4 | to | |
| 5 | watt | |
| 6 | right | |
| 7 | were | |
| 8 | bare | |
| 9 | herd | |
| 10 | throne |
Solution
| 1 | in | inn |
| 2 | know | no |
| 3 | be | bee |
| 4 | to | two, too |
| 5 | watt | what |
| 6 | right | rite, write |
| 7 | were | wear, where |
| 8 | bare | bear |
| 9 | herd | heard |
| 10 | throne | thrown |
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