Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 141 · 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: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
2. 2.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
3. 3.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
4. 4.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
6. 6.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) to (c) two
7. 7.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
8. 8.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
9. 9.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
10. 10.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
11. 11.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
12. 12.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
13. 13.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
14. 14.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
15. 15.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
16. 16.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
17. 17.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
19. 19.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
21. 21.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
22. 22.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
23. 23.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
25. 25.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
26. 26.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
27. 27.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
28. 28.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
29. 29.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
30. 30.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
31. 31.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
33. 33.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
35. 35.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
36. 36.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
37. 37.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
38. 38.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
39. 39.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
40. 40.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour

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