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