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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 160 · 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: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
  2. 2.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
  3. 3.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
  4. 4.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
  5. 5.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
  6. 6.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
  7. 7.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
  8. 8.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) to (b) two (c) too
  9. 9.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
  10. 10.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
  11. 11.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
  12. 12.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
  13. 13.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
  14. 14.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  15. 15.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
  16. 16.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
  17. 17.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
  18. 18.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
  19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
  20. 20.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
  21. 21.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
  22. 22.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
  23. 23.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
  24. 24.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
  25. 25.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
  26. 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
  27. 27.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
  28. 28.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
  29. 29.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  30. 30.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
  31. 31.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
  32. 32.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
  33. 33.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
  34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
  35. 35.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
  36. 36.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) two (b) to (c) too
  37. 37.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
  38. 38.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
  39. 39.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
  40. 40.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our

Answer key

  1. new
  2. by
  3. eight
  4. no
  5. sea
  6. sail
  7. ate
  8. to
  9. bare
  10. hare
  11. here
  12. hear
  13. deer
  14. flower
  15. weak
  16. buy
  17. red
  18. one
  19. Which
  20. sow
  21. there
  22. see
  23. sale
  24. right
  25. fare
  26. wait
  27. nose
  28. sum
  29. flour
  30. sew
  31. bee
  32. dear
  33. so
  34. heel
  35. aunt
  36. two
  37. they're
  38. heal
  39. peace
  40. our

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