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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 150 · 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: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
  2. 2.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
  3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
  4. 4.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
  5. 5.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
  6. 6.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
  7. 7.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
  8. 8.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) too (b) to (c) two
  9. 9.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
  10. 10.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
  11. 11.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
  13. 13.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
  14. 14.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
  15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
  16. 16.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
  17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
  18. 18.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
  19. 19.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
  20. 20.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
  21. 21.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
  22. 22.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
  23. 23.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
  24. 24.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
  25. 25.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
  26. 26.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
  27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
  28. 28.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
  29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
  30. 30.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
  31. 31.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) to (c) too
  32. 32.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
  33. 33.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
  34. 34.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
  35. 35.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
  36. 36.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  37. 37.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
  38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
  39. 39.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
  40. 40.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet

Answer key

  1. eight
  2. mail
  3. plane
  4. write
  5. no
  6. night
  7. cell
  8. too
  9. hole
  10. whole
  11. flew
  12. tale
  13. there
  14. by
  15. knows
  16. fare
  17. new
  18. bee
  19. sale
  20. blue
  21. flu
  22. right
  23. son
  24. their
  25. fair
  26. read
  27. weight
  28. so
  29. Would
  30. knew
  31. to
  32. blew
  33. they're
  34. buy
  35. steel
  36. flower
  37. ant
  38. heel
  39. pair
  40. meat

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