What are homophones?

The root of the word homo means same and the root of the word phone means sound.

Homophones are two words that sound the same but have different meanings such as 'aloud' meaning out loud and 'allowed' meaning permitted.

Here are some more examples of homophones:

aisle/isle

affect/effect

none/nun

 

Let's see how well you can spot the correct spelling of these homophones! 

Choose the correct spelling.

(led/ ledd/ ledde)

The correct spelling is led.