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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 144 · 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: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) to (c) two
  2. 2.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
  3. 3.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
  4. 4.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
  5. 5.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
  6. 6.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
  7. 7.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
  8. 8.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
  9. 9.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
  10. 10.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
  11. 11.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
  13. 13.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
  14. 14.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
  15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
  16. 16.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
  17. 17.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
  18. 18.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) too (b) two (c) to
  19. 19.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
  20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
  21. 21.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
  22. 22.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
  23. 23.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
  24. 24.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
  25. 25.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
  26. 26.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
  27. 27.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
  28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
  29. 29.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
  30. 30.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
  31. 31.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
  32. 32.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
  33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
  34. 34.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
  35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
  36. 36.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
  37. 37.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  38. 38.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
  39. 39.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
  40. 40.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare

Answer key

  1. two
  2. tail
  3. weak
  4. our
  5. see
  6. peace
  7. sell
  8. right
  9. sale
  10. pear
  11. whole
  12. new
  13. flew
  14. so
  15. Which
  16. meat
  17. bee
  18. too
  19. road
  20. read
  21. son
  22. flu
  23. night
  24. they're
  25. there
  26. buy
  27. pair
  28. knight
  29. steel
  30. ate
  31. steal
  32. bare
  33. weight
  34. aunt
  35. heel
  36. by
  37. flower
  38. wait
  39. write
  40. hair

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