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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 119 · 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: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
  2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
  3. 3.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
  4. 4.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
  5. 5.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
  6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
  7. 7.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) too (c) two
  8. 8.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
  9. 9.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
  10. 10.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
  11. 11.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
  13. 13.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
  14. 14.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
  15. 15.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
  16. 16.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
  17. 17.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
  18. 18.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
  19. 19.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
  20. 20.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
  21. 21.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
  22. 22.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
  23. 23.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
  24. 24.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
  25. 25.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
  26. 26.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
  27. 27.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
  28. 28.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
  29. 29.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
  30. 30.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
  31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
  32. 32.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
  33. 33.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
  34. 34.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
  35. 35.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) too (c) two
  36. 36.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
  37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
  38. 38.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
  39. 39.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
  40. 40.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee

Answer key

  1. right
  2. sun
  3. no
  4. meet
  5. mail
  6. knight
  7. too
  8. blue
  9. son
  10. write
  11. there
  12. knows
  13. hair
  14. read
  15. won
  16. flu
  17. hear
  18. piece
  19. they're
  20. pear
  21. knew
  22. sum
  23. sow
  24. nose
  25. hare
  26. ant
  27. sea
  28. sale
  29. wait
  30. buy
  31. heel
  32. by
  33. sew
  34. red
  35. two
  36. sail
  37. Would
  38. see
  39. steal
  40. bee

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