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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 155 · 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 ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
  2. 2.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
  3. 3.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
  4. 4.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
  5. 5.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
  6. 6.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
  7. 7.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
  8. 8.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
  9. 9.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
  10. 10.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
  11. 11.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  13. 13.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
  14. 14.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
  15. 15.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
  16. 16.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
  17. 17.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
  18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
  19. 19.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
  20. 20.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
  21. 21.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
  22. 22.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
  23. 23.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
  24. 24.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
  25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
  26. 26.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
  27. 27.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
  28. 28.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
  29. 29.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
  30. 30.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
  31. 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
  32. 32.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
  33. 33.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
  34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
  35. 35.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
  36. 36.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
  37. 37.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
  38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
  39. 39.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  40. 40.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no

Answer key

  1. deer
  2. flew
  3. know
  4. road
  5. here
  6. cell
  7. male
  8. sell
  9. write
  10. our
  11. hare
  12. flour
  13. piece
  14. bare
  15. sea
  16. pair
  17. meat
  18. new
  19. night
  20. one
  21. ate
  22. knows
  23. they're
  24. see
  25. knight
  26. sum
  27. sew
  28. bear
  29. sow
  30. aunt
  31. be
  32. hour
  33. red
  34. heel
  35. steel
  36. meet
  37. pear
  38. weight
  39. flower
  40. no

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