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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 139 · 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: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
  2. 2.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
  3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
  4. 4.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
  5. 5.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
  6. 6.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
  7. 7.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
  8. 8.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
  9. 9.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
  10. 10.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
  11. 11.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
  13. 13.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
  14. 14.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
  15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
  16. 16.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
  17. 17.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
  18. 18.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
  19. 19.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
  20. 20.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
  21. 21.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
  22. 22.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
  23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
  24. 24.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
  25. 25.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
  26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
  27. 27.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
  28. 28.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
  29. 29.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
  30. 30.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
  31. 31.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
  32. 32.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
  33. 33.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
  34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
  35. 35.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  36. 36.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
  37. 37.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
  38. 38.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
  39. 39.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
  40. 40.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair

Answer key

  1. so
  2. bare
  3. plane
  4. sea
  5. hole
  6. tale
  7. piece
  8. hear
  9. eight
  10. deer
  11. there
  12. son
  13. bear
  14. they're
  15. weight
  16. our
  17. male
  18. sell
  19. week
  20. whole
  21. dear
  22. here
  23. Would
  24. sum
  25. hair
  26. Which
  27. night
  28. their
  29. rode
  30. sail
  31. buy
  32. write
  33. steal
  34. knight
  35. flour
  36. fare
  37. one
  38. meet
  39. no
  40. pear

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