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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 101 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
  2. 2.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
  3. 3.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
  4. 4.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
  5. 5.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
  6. 6.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) to (c) too
  7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
  8. 8.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
  9. 9.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
  10. 10.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
  11. 11.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
  13. 13.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) two (c) to
  14. 14.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
  16. 16.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
  17. 17.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
  18. 18.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
  19. 19.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
  20. 20.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
  21. 21.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
  22. 22.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
  23. 23.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
  24. 24.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
  25. 25.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
  26. 26.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
  27. 27.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
  28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
  29. 29.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
  30. 30.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
  31. 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
  32. 32.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
  33. 33.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
  34. 34.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
  35. 35.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
  36. 36.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
  37. 37.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
  38. 38.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
  39. 39.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
  40. 40.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) their (b) there (c) they're

Answer key

  1. here
  2. steel
  3. meat
  4. bear
  5. there
  6. to
  7. knight
  8. male
  9. new
  10. hour
  11. steal
  12. sew
  13. two
  14. flour
  15. witch
  16. read
  17. so
  18. flew
  19. whole
  20. flu
  21. son
  22. fare
  23. one
  24. wood
  25. ate
  26. blue
  27. sow
  28. heel
  29. buy
  30. no
  31. be
  32. meet
  33. they're
  34. aunt
  35. night
  36. red
  37. some
  38. hear
  39. piece
  40. their

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