Homonyms: Sight, site, cite

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Homonyms, like sight, site and cite, are words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings. See if you can choose the correct spelling in the sentences below. Need help? Check our writing tip “cite, sight, site.”

1. The engineer will be on Placeholder for the answer today to verify that the plans are being properly executed.
2. Air pollution can affect your Placeholder for the answer.
3. Logan did not Placeholder for the answer the Criminal Code in his research paper.
4. Julie enjoyed the exotic Placeholder for the answer and sounds that she experienced on her trip.
5. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is one of Canada’s most breathtaking archaeological Placeholder for the answer.
6. The passage Placeholder for the answer above is from a well-known poem.
7. Watching the couple finally exchange their vows was a lovely Placeholder for the answer.
8. A decision was made to Placeholder for the answer Fyodor for his outstanding achievements.
9. Nova Scotia has some magnificent historic Placeholder for the answer.
10. Soon a post office building may no longer be a familiar Placeholder for the answer.
  
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