Two words appear side by side. Decide whether they sound exactly the same when spoken aloud (homophones) or sound different. Tests phonological awareness and auditory word processing.
Very Easy
12 trials from common homophones — 5 seconds each.
Easy
16 trials from common homophones — 4 seconds each.
Medium
20 trials including less familiar homophones — 3 seconds each.
Hard
24 trials across all difficulty tiers — 2.5 seconds each.
Expert
28 trials weighted toward tricky pairs — 2 seconds each.
Scientific Background
Based on: Phonological Awareness — Homophone Judgment (Liberman et al., 1974; Brady & Shankweiler, 1991) (Liberman et al., 1974)