Their, there, they're, pick the correct sound-alike before the sentence drops and your lives run out.
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How to play
Sentences arrive with a blank where a homophone belongs. Choose the spelling that fits the meaning, and do it quickly, because a new sentence is always on its way down. Wrong choices cost a life.
Read the sentence and judge which spelling the meaning needs
Pick the correct homophone before the next sentence lands
Right answers build your streak; wrong ones cost a life
Survive as long as you can and rack up the score
Controls
Desktop: click the homophone you want, with keyboard shortcuts to answer fast
Phone & tablet: tap the option you want
Game modes
Daily: a shared seeded run with a global ranking
Practice: an endless fresh run to drill the trickiest pairs
Tips & strategy
Test each option by its meaning, 'you're' only fits where 'you are' would
Possessives like 'their' and 'your' rarely take an apostrophe; contractions always do
Keep your streak alive by reading the whole clause, not just the gap
What you'll learn
Sound-Alikes drills commonly confused homophones under gentle time pressure, building the habit of choosing the right there, their or they're.
Skills: homophones, spelling, word choice, proofreading
Best for: roughly grades 3–7 (ages 8–13)
For parents & teachers: targets a persistent source of writing errors.
About Sound-Alikes
Sound-Alikes is an original, free browser game that drills commonly confused homophones under gentle time pressure. Play instantly, no install needed.
A free, original browser game on PlayPendium. No download, no install.
