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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 17 · 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: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
  2. 2.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
  3. 3.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
  4. 4.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
  5. 5.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
  6. 6.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
  7. 7.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
  8. 8.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
  9. 9.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
  10. 10.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
  11. 11.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  13. 13.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
  14. 14.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) two (c) too
  15. 15.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
  16. 16.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
  17. 17.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
  18. 18.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
  19. 19.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
  20. 20.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
  21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
  22. 22.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
  23. 23.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
  24. 24.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
  25. 25.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
  26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
  27. 27.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
  28. 28.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
  29. 29.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
  30. 30.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
  31. 31.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
  32. 32.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
  33. 33.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) to (b) two (c) too
  34. 34.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
  35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
  36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
  37. 37.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
  38. 38.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
  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: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear

Answer key

  1. blew
  2. wood
  3. sail
  4. their
  5. hare
  6. here
  7. blue
  8. week
  9. some
  10. meat
  11. pair
  12. flour
  13. fare
  14. two
  15. write
  16. dear
  17. won
  18. sea
  19. so
  20. night
  21. sun
  22. red
  23. peace
  24. bear
  25. heal
  26. knight
  27. weak
  28. pear
  29. bee
  30. one
  31. read
  32. there
  33. to
  34. ate
  35. plane
  36. weight
  37. they're
  38. be
  39. fair
  40. hear

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