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Similar-Sounding English Words

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1. He complained there were ___ many infractions in the establishment.
To
Two
Too
2. Susan has ___ brothers and three sisters.
To
Two
Too
3. James went ___ the store to buy milk and eggs.
To
Two
Too
4. Kevin wanted ___ see the Eiffel Tower before age 20.
To
Two
Too
5. Jude was over ___ last time we saw him.
There
They're
Their
6. It was ___ trophy that they received.
There
They're
Their
7. Donna is a teacher, and ___ her students.
There
They're
Their
8. ___ were Mike's glasses!
There
They're
Their
9. The new law was quickly placed into ___.
Effect
Affect
10. Kira's bad attitude may ___ the unity of the club.
Effect
Affect
11. Their decision will ___ the town's water supply.
Effect
Affect
12. Thomas sat ___ the river and relaxed.
By
Bye
Buy
13. After exchanging numbers, Luke said ___ and went home.
By
Bye
Buy
14. ___ now, we should have enough funds to begin the project.
By
Bye
Buy
15. Did Edmond ___ what we needed for this project?
By
Bye
Buy
16. Please ___ your sources at the end of your essay.
Site
Cite
Sight
17. Maria fainted at the ___ of the blood.
Site
Cite
Sight
18. The job ___ wasn't the most hospitable.
Site
Cite
Sight
19. JetPunk is an amazing ___ for quizzes!
Site
Cite
Sight
20. Can you pass me a ___ of scissors?
Pair
Pear
Pare
21. The peeler is used to ___ the skin off the potato.
Pair
Pear
Pare
22. Chris bought a new ___ of shoes and showed it to his friends.
Pair
Pear
Pare
23. Joe did not want ___ juice because he claimed to be allergic to it.
Pair
Pear
Pare
24. Put the ___ on the horse.
Rain
Rein
Reign
25. King Henry VIII's ___ lasted for 37 years.
Rain
Rein
Reign
26. The heavy ___ yesterday flooded Mary's basement
Rain
Rein
Reign
27. The soothing sound of ___ helped me fall asleep.
Rain
Rein
Reign
28. The burning of incense is common in their religious ___.
Rite
Right
Write
29. We're going to the movies this afternoon, ___?
Rite
Right
Write
30. Mr. Gee wanted us to ___ this essay in an hour.
Rite
Right
Write
31. Isaac turned ___ not knowing that it was a dead end.
Rite
Right
Write
32. Issues about the usage of phones during class came to the ___.
For
Fore
Four
33. ___ can precede paw, head, and cast.
For
Fore
Four
34. Keith received a ___ out of twenty on the test.
For
Fore
Four
35. ___ what reason did you miss work yesterday?
For
Fore
Four
36. The tree was soaked in ___.
Dew
Do
Due
37. When is our project ___?
Dew
Do
Due
38. Leah cannot ___ the race without her friend.
Dew
Do
Due
39. Give credit where credit is ___.
Dew
Do
Due
40. The dusty printers were ___ for a long time.
Idle
Idol
Idyll
41. Carla left the city in hopes of finding a faraway ___.
Idle
Idol
Idyll
42. Rory had $12,000 sitting ___ in the bank.
Idle
Idol
Idyll
43. The pop ___ had many fans.
Idle
Idol
Idyll
44. Henry became increasingly ___ of the suspicious man in the park.
Wary
Weary
45. Brenda and Oskar were ___ after the long hike.
Wary
Weary
46. John wanted to rest his ___ eyes.
Wary
Weary
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1 Comments
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Level 72
Feb 13, 2026
I got killed by the Affect/Effect and Wary/Weary.

Nice quiz!