French Homophones Quiz

Answer: Ver. 'Ver' (earthworm) is pronounced exactly like 'verre' (glass), 'vert' (green) and 'vair' (a type of fur) — all homophones in French.

Answer: Saut. A 'saut' (jump) is the action of leaping. 'Saut', 'seau' (bucket), 'sceau' (seal) and 'sot' (fool) are homophones: they sound the same but have different meanings.

Answer: Ai. 'Ai' is the form of 'avoir' used with 'je' (e.g. 'j'ai faim' — I'm hungry). 'Aie' is the subjunctive or imperative of 'avoir', 'ait' is the third-person subjunctive, and 'eh!' is an interjection. These words all sound the same.

Answer: Bon. 'Bon' (good), 'bond' (leap), 'bons' (plural) and 'bonds' (financial bonds) are all pronounced the same way in French (/bɔ̃/).

Answer: Carre. A 'carre' is the metal edge that lets a ski grip the snow. 'Carre', 'car' (bus/for) and 'quart' (quarter) are pronounced very similarly but have different meanings. The word 'car' can mean a conjunction ('because') or a coach/bus.

Answer: Sain. 'Sain' (healthy), 'saint' (a canonized person), 'sein' (breast, or 'within') and 'seing' (signature) are all pronounced the same way in French.

Answer: Viens là. 'Là' with a grave accent is an adverb of place. 'La' without the accent is an article or pronoun. 'Viens-là' is incorrect because the hyphen has no reason to be there, and 'Vien' is a spelling mistake.