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Lexical homophones from C to G

Lexical homophones workbook Lexical homophones from C to G

1. Censé / sensible

Listen to the sentences and choose the right word.

My grandfather always gives me advice __________.

supposed to

We use this word to say that it makes sense, it's logical.

I'm ______ ready for my exam.

supposed to

It's a term that means supposed, that has to be done.

He is ________ to give me news about the purchase of this house. 

Supposed

It's a term that means supposed, that has to be done.

2. A field / a song

Listen to the sentences and choose the right word.

Every morning I wake up to the sound of the birds _______.

singing

It's music made with the voice. Humans and birds sing.

This farmer works at his _________.

field

This is agricultural land on which staple foods (wheat, oats, maize, etc.) are grown.

3. A choir / a heart

Listen to the sentences and choose the right word.

We sing at ______ on Saturday mornings.

choir

This is a group of singers often found in churches.

My ________ did three laps. 

heart

It is the internal organ that circulates the blood in the body. It is also a word used to talk about emotions.

4. Counting / storytelling

Listen to the sentences and choose the right word.

Have I ever told you _______ this story? I don't want to repeat myself!

told

It's a word that means to tell a story.

We have ________ all the change in the till.

counted

It's a word that means to count a quantity.

5. A neck / a blow / a cost

Listen to the sentences and choose the right word.

I gave my neighbour a _______ hand. When I turned around, I injured myself at ________.

blow - neck

A helping hand is an expression that means giving or receiving help.

The neck is the part of the body that joins the head to the rest of the body.

The __________ shopping basket has exploded! From _______ we have to find a way to save.

cost - bang

Cost is the price, the amount of money you have to pay for something.

Du coup is an expression which means de ce fait, because of that.

6. A courtyard / a yard

Listen to the sentences and choose the right word.

My _______ is very large. It's easy to grow a vegetable garden.

court

This is the area at the back of the house where you can carry out activities, relax or grow vegetables without the front neighbours being able to see.

You must pass your _________ to obtain a diploma.

course

In this context, it means continuous education.

We can also speak of a watercourse, which means the flow of water from a river or stream.

You could say the course of history. It means continuous time (the course of the seasons, the course of the weeks, the course of my life).

7. To disgust/disgust

Listen to the sentences and choose the right word.

You're so dirty you make me ___________.

disgust

To find something repulsive.

Go and wipe yourself! You __________ all over the floor.

drip

This means that water on our body or an object falls in drops onto the ground.

8. Un do / un dos

Listen to the sentences and choose the right word.

When you're learning to play the piano, you need to locate the _____ to the left of the two black keys.

do

This is the name of the first note of the C scale.

When you do exercises for _________, you have to be careful not to injure yourself.

back

This is the part of the trunk at the back of the human body.

9. Water / up

Listen to the sentences and choose the right word.

My back hurts _______.

top

This is the upper part of the back near the shoulders.

This ________ is crystal clear.

water

It is a natural, transparent, colourless and odourless liquid.

10. Hunger / the end

Listen to the sentences and choose the right word.

__________ is a feeling I don't like.

hunger

It's a sensation that the need to eat provokes.

The film ______ is just around the corner.

end

It's the moment when something ends.

11. The background / the fund

Listen to the sentences and choose the right word.

This __________ investment is risky.

funds

Relating to a monetary value. Can also be a property (in the field of houses)

The _________ of this glass is dirty.

background

The lowest part of a container or place (the bottom of a river, the bottom of a hole, the bottom of a bowl, the bottom of a plate).

We can also say “the bottom of the story”, which means knowing the truth.

12. Golf / the gulf

Listen to the sentences and choose the right word.

The _____ of the St. Lawrence is impressive.

gulf

This is the expanse of water formed by the sea as it moves inland towards a continent.

Our company is organising a tournament at _______.

golf

This is a game played on a large field covered with grass. You have to hit a small ball with a stick on the ground and manage to get it into a hole.

The following quiz contains only the homophones on this page.

Putting it into practice

1. Constructing sentences

Construct a sentence for each word in the series. 

  1. Censé :__________________________________________________________________
  2. Sensé :__________________________________________________________________
  3. Chant :__________________________________________________________________
  4. Champ :_________________________________________________________________
  5. Cœur :__________________________________________________________________
  6. Chœur :_________________________________________________________________
  7. Conter :_________________________________________________________________
  8. Compter :_______________________________________________________________
  9. Cou :___________________________________________________________________
  10. Coup :__________________________________________________________________
  11. Coût :___________________________________________________________________
  12. Cour :___________________________________________________________________
  13. Cours :__________________________________________________________________
  14. Court :__________________________________________________________________
  15. Dégoutter :______________________________________________________________
  16. Dégoûter :_______________________________________________________________
  17. Dos :____________________________________________________________________
  18. Do :____________________________________________________________________
  19. Eau :___________________________________________________________________
  20. Haut :___________________________________________________________________
  21. Fin :____________________________________________________________________
  22. Faim :___________________________________________________________________
  23. Golf :___________________________________________________________________
  24. Golfe :__________________________________________________________________

2. Completing texts

Complete the texts using the words in this series. 

Text 1

In my childhood, during the festive season, there were __________ Christmas carols in the streets. The singers would go door to door to bring us joy with their __________, which the town would hire the week before Christmas. These aren't _________ to sleep on, it really happened! As well as bringing us joy, they took cash donations for families who had _________ and couldn't afford to eat.

  1. songs
  2. choir
  3. tales
  4. hunger

Text 2

When we went to the cottage, we liked __________ the liqueur cans left in the fridge for the weekend. If there were only a few, it gave us the opportunity to go to the grocery shop to buy some more. At ________, in the evening, we'd light a fire that went up to ______ and when it went down, we'd heat up marshmallows. I remember there was a _________ pitch not far from us and sometimes we'd find balls in the ________ behind the cottage. We were __________ to pick them up before putting the lawnmower down, but sometimes we forgot. Our lawnmower never forgot. We once broke the blade on a golf ball.

  1. count
  2. court
  3. top
  4. golf
  5. court
  6. supposed to
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