Odd One Out
How Many Syllables
Say it PERFECTLY
Homophones
Listen
100

Which vowel sound doesn't match the others:

Vest - Key - Bee

Vest

100

Traditional

4 (tra di tio nal)

100

Thanks!

full 'th' with tongue out; clear /s/ at end

100

1. The number after 7.

2. A past tense verb (related to food).

8 - ate

100

Listen to the sentence. Which word did you hear?

Can

Can't

I can't drive a car.

200

Which vowel sound doesn't match the others:

She - Said - Red

She

200

Garages

3 (ga ra ges)

200

Because

Stress on second syllable; first syllable has lazy sound, second syllable has no 'a' sound

bi-KUZ

200

1. A small, beautiful plant (you might give to someone). 2. Something white that you bake with.

flower - flour

200

Listen to the sentence. Which do you hear?

Glasses

Classes

How many GLASSES do you have?

300

Which vowel sound doesn't match the others:

Deep - Dead - Deal

Dead

300

Unfortunately

5 (un for tu nate ly)

300

A  8  H

ei - eiT - eiCH

clear ending sounds after the long 'a' sound

300

1. A fruit that is sometimes green and sometimes yellow.  2. A noun that means 'two of something.'

Pear / Pair

300

Listen to the sentence. Which word do you hear?

Chopping

Shopping

I've done all the SHOPPING for dinner.

400

Which vowel sound doesn't match the others:

Meant - Peace - Speak 

Meant

400

Sixtieth (60th)

3 (sounds like "sick - stee - ith")

400

Photographer

Stress on second syllable, lazy sound on first and third syllable

phuh-TAW-gruh-fer

400

1. Another word for a mobile phone. 2. A verb meaning 'to exchange something for money.'

Cell / Sell

400

Listen to the sentence. Which word do you hear?

Peels

Pills

She threw away all her old PEELS.

500

Which vowel sound doesn't match the others:

Creature - Exactly - Species

Exactly

500

Colonel

2 (sounds like "ker-nul")

500

Pacific Ocean

puh-SI-fik OH-shin

500

3 Homophones...

1. A noun meaning 'a smell'.  

2. A noun that is a unit of money.

3. A past tense verb.

Scent / Cent / Sent

500

Listen to the sentence. Which word do you hear?

Ankle

Uncle

What happened to your ANKLE?