Words that are spelled differently but sound the same

Today we have an exercise on homophones, which, as you have probably guessed from the title of the lesson, means words that are spelled differently but sound the same (They are sometimes called heterographs, but it's not important to get that technical).

For example, to, two, and too

Now choose the correct word for each sentence.

Easy? How many did you get correct?

Do you know these homonyms?

• 1 - There are ___ many people in the lift. Someone will have to get out.
  
  too
  two
  
  
• 2 - Most of the employees in my company are ___.
  
  mail
  male
  
  
• 3 - She was dressed simply in a ___ black dress.
  
  plain
  plane
  
  
• 4 - The guitarist smashed up his ___ on-stage at the end of the concert.
  
  bass
  base
  
  
• 5 - Her illness is believed to be caused by defective ___.
  
  jeans
  genes
  
  
• 6 - We saw a ___ while hiking in Scotland.
  
  deer
  dear
  
  
• 7 - That's ___ favourite shop.
  
  their
  there
  
  
• 8 - Did you ___ what I said?
  
  hear
  here
  
  
• 9 - My mother won't let me ___ my hair.
  
  dye
  die
  
  
• 10 - I thought you'd made a mistake, but it seems you were ___ all along.
  
  write
  right