From the list below identify five pairs of words with the same pronunciation.

From the list below identify five pairs of words with the same pronunciation.

chair ear ours honours ewe blew mum flower
air blue comb main heir you hours bloom
mump hair flour mane

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-ewe you

-air heir

-flower flour

-mane main

-blue blew

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marto answered the question on October 24, 2017 at 12:03

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