Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 107 · 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: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
2. 2.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
3. 3.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
6. 6.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
10. 10.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
11. 11.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
12. 12.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
13. 13.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) too (b) to (c) two
14. 14.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
15. 15.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
16. 16.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
17. 17.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
18. 18.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
19. 19.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
20. 20.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
21. 21.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
22. 22.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
23. 23.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
24. 24.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
25. 25.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
26. 26.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) too (c) two
27. 27.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
28. 28.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
29. 29.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
30. 30.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
35. 35.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
36. 36.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
38. 38.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
39. 39.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
40. 40.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun

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