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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 120 · 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: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
  2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
  3. 3.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
  4. 4.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
  5. 5.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
  6. 6.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
  7. 7.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
  8. 8.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
  9. 9.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
  10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
  11. 11.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
  13. 13.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
  14. 14.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
  15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
  16. 16.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
  17. 17.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  18. 18.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
  19. 19.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) to (c) too
  20. 20.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
  21. 21.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
  22. 22.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
  23. 23.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
  24. 24.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
  25. 25.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
  26. 26.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
  27. 27.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
  28. 28.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
  29. 29.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
  30. 30.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  31. 31.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
  32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
  33. 33.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
  34. 34.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
  35. 35.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
  36. 36.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
  37. 37.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
  38. 38.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
  39. 39.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
  40. 40.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel

Answer key

  1. hair
  2. witch
  3. sow
  4. tail
  5. sew
  6. by
  7. sell
  8. flu
  9. hole
  10. sun
  11. one
  12. knows
  13. dear
  14. fare
  15. heel
  16. so
  17. flour
  18. blew
  19. too
  20. hour
  21. bee
  22. fair
  23. see
  24. ant
  25. red
  26. bear
  27. night
  28. rode
  29. aunt
  30. flower
  31. son
  32. Would
  33. piece
  34. some
  35. here
  36. there
  37. their
  38. won
  39. write
  40. steal

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