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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 162 · 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: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
  2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
  3. 3.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
  4. 4.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
  5. 5.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
  6. 6.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
  7. 7.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
  8. 8.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
  9. 9.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
  10. 10.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
  11. 11.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
  12. 12.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
  13. 13.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
  14. 14.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
  15. 15.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
  16. 16.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  17. 17.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
  18. 18.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
  19. 19.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
  20. 20.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
  21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
  22. 22.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
  23. 23.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
  24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
  25. 25.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
  26. 26.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
  27. 27.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) too (c) two
  28. 28.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
  29. 29.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
  30. 30.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
  31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
  32. 32.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
  33. 33.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
  34. 34.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
  35. 35.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
  36. 36.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
  37. 37.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
  38. 38.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
  39. 39.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
  40. 40.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some

Answer key

  1. ant
  2. plane
  3. mail
  4. sew
  5. right
  6. pair
  7. nose
  8. meat
  9. they're
  10. whole
  11. hare
  12. pear
  13. one
  14. sow
  15. by
  16. flour
  17. their
  18. sea
  19. road
  20. male
  21. sun
  22. wood
  23. sell
  24. Which
  25. there
  26. here
  27. two
  28. our
  29. be
  30. fair
  31. Would
  32. weak
  33. aunt
  34. steal
  35. sale
  36. eight
  37. bear
  38. won
  39. write
  40. some

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