Confusing Words - Homophones Gap Fill

Homophones are similar sounding words which learners often find confusing.

Test your knowledge of English homophones with this gap-fill quiz.

Instructions

Choose the word you think is correct to complete each gap. from the choices given.

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers.

Read About Julita and Edward

ESL Reading quiz on homophones. Image credit: PhotlJulita lives in Manchester.
  She is tall and slim, with long blonde (hair/her).
Julita is a student and (hair/her) husband Edward is a personnel manager.
Julita is studying English at City College. When she has finished her (coarse/course) she wants to do a business degree at university.
Julita and Edward are both Polish. (Its/It's) been (two/too) years now since they came to the UK. They have (bean/been) married (for/four) ten years and they have three children; two boys and one girl. Their son Marek is (ate/eight) years old and their daughter Ewa is (for/four) . Their other son Jerzy is (too/two) years old and goes to a (crash/ creche).
The flat they live in at the moment is (too/two) small, so they have applied for a mortgage to (by/buy) a house.
Julita and Edward both love animals and they have (too/two) cats and a dog. Their dog Snoopy is a puppy that they bought from an (ad/add) in the paper. Snoopy is (quiet/quite) naughty and often (choose/chews) the furniture! When they move to a bigger (plaice/place), they plan to (by/buy) another dog to keep him company.
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