Sound-Alikes

Their, there, they're — pick the correct sound-alike before the sentence drops and your lives run out.

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.

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