Homophones (Handout #2)

Can you identify the pairs of homophones (words that are spelled differently but pronounced the same) based on the given definitions? The ant/aunt example is an illustration of what you are asked to do.
If the definitions do not give you enough to work with, you can look at the hints at the bottom of the page, where one of the words from each pair is listed.



Word 1    Word 2    Definitions   
 ant   aunt   a colony insect/your father's sister 
    at what place?/to put on clothing
    to encounter/a carnivore's delight
    precipitation/to rule
    to rain heavily/a tiny opening
    to change/a ceremonial stand









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Hints (one word from each pair):
alter, meet, pore, rain, wear