Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 115 · 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: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
4. 4.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
5. 5.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
6. 6.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
7. 7.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
9. 9.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
10. 10.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
11. 11.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
14. 14.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
15. 15.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
17. 17.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
18. 18.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
19. 19.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
21. 21.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
22. 22.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
23. 23.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
24. 24.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
26. 26.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
27. 27.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) to (c) two
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
30. 30.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
31. 31.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
32. 32.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
34. 34.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
35. 35.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
36. 36.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
37. 37.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
39. 39.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
40. 40.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here

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