Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 159 · 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: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
2. 2.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
3. 3.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) two (c) too
4. 4.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
5. 5.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
6. 6.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
7. 7.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
8. 8.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
9. 9.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
10. 10.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
11. 11.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
13. 13.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
14. 14.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
15. 15.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
16. 16.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
19. 19.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
21. 21.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
22. 22.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
23. 23.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
24. 24.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
25. 25.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
26. 26.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
27. 27.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
28. 28.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
29. 29.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
30. 30.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
31. 31.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
33. 33.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
34. 34.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
37. 37.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
38. 38.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
40. 40.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal

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