Homophones Worksheet
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.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) two (c) to
- 2.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
- 3.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
- 4.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
- 5.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
- 6.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
- 7.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
- 8.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
- 9.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
- 10.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
- 11.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
- 12.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
- 13.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
- 14.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
- 15.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
- 16.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
- 17.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
- 18.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
- 19.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
- 20.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
- 21.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
- 22.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
- 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
- 24.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
- 25.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
- 26.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
- 27.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
- 28.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
- 29.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
- 30.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
- 31.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
- 32.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
- 33.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
- 34.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
- 35.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
- 36.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
- 37.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
- 38.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
- 39.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
- 40.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
Answer key
- two
- sale
- heal
- male
- by
- night
- plane
- witch
- hair
- pear
- hear
- right
- hole
- bear
- sun
- here
- week
- sew
- son
- steel
- new
- write
- weight
- aunt
- road
- see
- their
- fair
- buy
- hare
- fare
- deer
- piece
- flour
- peace
- sell
- knew
- bare
- Would
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