6TH - Homophones

 

C. Fill in the blanks with words that convey the correct meaning of the sentences.

1. Tiny hatch lings fall _______ (pray / prey) to many predators.
2. Sea turtles live their (hole/whole) life in the sea.
3. The turtles come ashore only during the _______ (night/knight).
4. The predators follow the _______ (sent / scent) of the turtles to eat their eggs.
5. The female turtles lay eggs and go back to the _______ (see / sea)

Answers:

1. prey
2. whole
3. night
4. scent
5. sea

IV. Fill in the Blanks Using the Homophones.

1. The eggs are left to incubate under the warmth of the _______ (sun/son).
2. Most of us have _______ (scene/seen) a tortoise in a zoo or a reptile park.
3. This is _______ (quiet/quite) a problem for female Olive Ridleys for moving on land.
4. Human activities during the _______ (lost/last) few decades have put sea turtles in grave danger.
5. The Olive Ridley weighs up to 35 kg when fully _______ (grown/groan).

6. Answers:

7. sun
8. seen
9. quite
10. last
11. grown
12.