Listen and Spell: Year 5, Term 3, Week 7: Homophones and near homophones

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Test: Year 5, Term 3, Week 7: Homophones and near homophones

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A ______ is very hot and sandy.

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I'd like ice-cream for _______.

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They began their _______ at dawn.

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There was _______ in the ranks and the soldiers were very unhappy.

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This is the first _____ of my speech.

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An icy _______ swept through the street.

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He buys and sells clothes for ______.

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The _______ said a holy man would come.

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The witness saw the thief _____ the jewels.

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The knife is made of stainless _____.

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desert

dessert

descent

dissent

draft

draught

profit

prophet

steal

steel