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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 166 · 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: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
  3. 3.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
  4. 4.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
  5. 5.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
  6. 6.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
  7. 7.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
  8. 8.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
  9. 9.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) too (b) two (c) to
  10. 10.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
  11. 11.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
  13. 13.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
  14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
  15. 15.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
  16. 16.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
  17. 17.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
  18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
  19. 19.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
  20. 20.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
  21. 21.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
  22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
  23. 23.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) to (b) two (c) too
  24. 24.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
  26. 26.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
  27. 27.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
  28. 28.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
  29. 29.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
  30. 30.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
  31. 31.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
  32. 32.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
  33. 33.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
  34. 34.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
  35. 35.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
  36. 36.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
  37. 37.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
  38. 38.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
  39. 39.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
  40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight

Answer key

  1. new
  2. bare
  3. son
  4. won
  5. meet
  6. whole
  7. deer
  8. knows
  9. too
  10. buy
  11. tail
  12. be
  13. tale
  14. witch
  15. ate
  16. male
  17. red
  18. sun
  19. see
  20. week
  21. wood
  22. Would
  23. to
  24. flower
  25. knight
  26. they're
  27. there
  28. mail
  29. hear
  30. one
  31. knew
  32. sea
  33. know
  34. read
  35. bee
  36. hare
  37. hole
  38. meat
  39. fair
  40. weight

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