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Spelling exercise
Some words that are pronounced alike have very different meanings. Examples are: piece and peace. These
word pairs cause a great deal of confusion.
Here is a simple exercise that tests your ability to use these words correctly.
1. Please give me a ………………… of paper.
a) piece
b) peace
c) peas
2. How much is the railway ………………….?
a) fare
b) fair
c) far
3. Jane has got very ……………………. looks.
a) plane
b) plain
c) plan
4. As he had no shirt, the sun burnt his ………………………. skin.
a) bare
b) bear
c) baer
5. I really want to ……………………. some weight.
a) lose
b) loose
c) loss
6. An oil lamp needs a ………………………..
a) weak
b) wick
c) week
7. My little brother is very ……………………………… so we don’t let him touch anything …………………………..