Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 123 · 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: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
2. 2.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
3. 3.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
4. 4.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
5. 5.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
7. 7.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
8. 8.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
9. 9.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
10. 10.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
11. 11.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
13. 13.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
14. 14.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
15. 15.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
17. 17.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) too (c) to
18. 18.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
19. 19.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
21. 21.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
22. 22.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
23. 23.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
24. 24.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
25. 25.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
26. 26.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
28. 28.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
29. 29.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
30. 30.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
31. 31.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
32. 32.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
34. 34.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
35. 35.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
37. 37.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
38. 38.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night

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