Homophones Practice

When you need to stop your car quickly, you should press the:

• Break

• Brake

Which word means "to have been hurled or tossed"?

• Throne

• Thrown

A fruit that is often green or brown and has a sweet taste is a:

• Pear

• Pair

If you are talking about a period of time that has already happened, you are referring to the:

• Past

• Passed

Which word refers to a single step in a series leading from one floor to another?

• Stair

• Stare

To look at something for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking is to:

• Stair

• Stare

The top point of a mountain is known as its:

• Peak

• Peek

To take a quick or secret look at something is to:

• Peak

• Peek

A group of people formally constituted and meeting regularly to advise or govern in matters of public interest is a:

• Council

• Counsel

Advice, especially that given formally is known as:

• Council

• Counsel