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: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
- 2.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
- 3.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
- 4.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
- 5.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
- 6.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
- 7.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) too (c) two
- 8.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
- 9.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
- 10.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
- 11.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
- 12.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
- 13.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
- 14.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
- 15.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
- 16.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
- 17.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
- 18.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
- 19.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
- 20.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
- 21.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
- 22.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
- 23.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
- 24.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
- 25.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
- 26.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
- 27.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
- 28.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
- 29.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
- 30.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
- 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
- 32.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
- 33.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
- 34.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
- 35.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) too (c) two
- 36.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
- 37.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
- 38.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
- 39.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
- 40.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
Answer key
- right
- sun
- no
- meet
- knight
- too
- blue
- son
- write
- there
- knows
- hair
- read
- won
- flu
- hear
- piece
- they're
- pear
- knew
- sum
- sow
- nose
- hare
- ant
- sea
- sale
- wait
- buy
- heel
- by
- sew
- red
- two
- sail
- Would
- see
- steal
- bee
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