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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 113 · 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: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
  2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
  3. 3.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
  4. 4.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
  5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
  6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
  7. 7.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
  8. 8.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
  9. 9.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
  10. 10.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
  11. 11.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
  12. 12.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) too (b) two (c) to
  13. 13.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
  14. 14.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
  15. 15.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
  16. 16.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
  17. 17.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
  18. 18.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
  19. 19.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
  20. 20.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
  21. 21.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
  22. 22.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
  23. 23.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
  24. 24.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
  25. 25.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
  26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
  27. 27.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
  28. 28.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
  29. 29.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
  30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
  31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
  32. 32.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
  33. 33.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
  34. 34.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
  35. 35.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
  36. 36.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
  37. 37.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
  39. 39.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
  40. 40.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew

Answer key

  1. so
  2. Would
  3. ate
  4. cell
  5. aunt
  6. plane
  7. wood
  8. write
  9. hare
  10. sell
  11. pear
  12. too
  13. rode
  14. pair
  15. eight
  16. sum
  17. sew
  18. right
  19. fare
  20. sea
  21. piece
  22. won
  23. flew
  24. mail
  25. buy
  26. heel
  27. red
  28. steel
  29. son
  30. weight
  31. witch
  32. flu
  33. week
  34. here
  35. night
  36. bee
  37. flour
  38. sun
  39. tale
  40. sow

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