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 Please give me a ………………… of paper a) piece b) peace c) peas How much is the railway ………………….? a) fare b) fair c) far Jane has got very …………………… looks a) plane b) plain c) plan As he had no shirt, the sun burnt his ……………………… skin a) bare b) bear c) baer I really want to …………………… some weight a) lose b) loose c) loss An oil lamp needs a ……………………… a) weak b) wick c) week My little brother is very ……………………………… so we don’t let him touch anything ………………………… a) irresponsable; breakable b) irresponsible; breakable c) irresponsible; breakible A …………………… looks like a big rabbit a) hare b) heir c) hair She was unusually ……………………… a) quiet b) quite c) quit 10 ……………………… going to the market a) We’re b) Were c) Where Answers Please give me a piece of paper How much is the railway fare? Jane has got very plain looks As he had no shirt, the sun burnt his bare skin I really want to lose some weight An oil lamp needs a wick My little brother is very irresponsible so we don’t let him touch anything breakable A hare looks like a big rabbit She was unusually quiet 10 We’re going to the market Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)