Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 100 · 40 questions

Word tip (Same sound, check the meaning): Read the whole sentence and work out the meaning it needs. Match the meaning to the spelling: flour = powder made from grain; flower = a bloom on a plant. Learn the tricky sets: there (place), their (belonging to them), they’re (they are); to, too, two.

1. 1.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
2. 2.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
6. 6.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
7. 7.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
8. 8.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
9. 9.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
10. 10.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
11. 11.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
14. 14.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
15. 15.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
17. 17.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
18. 18.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
19. 19.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
21. 21.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
22. 22.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
23. 23.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
24. 24.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
25. 25.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
26. 26.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
27. 27.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
28. 28.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
30. 30.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
31. 31.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
32. 32.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
33. 33.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
34. 34.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
35. 35.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
37. 37.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
38. 38.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
39. 39.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new

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