Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 172 · 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: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
3. 3.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
4. 4.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
5. 5.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) too (b) two (c) to
6. 6.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
7. 7.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
8. 8.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
9. 9.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
10. 10.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
11. 11.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
12. 12.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
13. 13.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
14. 14.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
17. 17.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
18. 18.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
19. 19.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
20. 20.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
21. 21.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
22. 22.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
23. 23.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
24. 24.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
25. 25.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
26. 26.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
27. 27.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
29. 29.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
30. 30.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
32. 32.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
33. 33.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
35. 35.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) two (b) to (c) too
36. 36.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
37. 37.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
38. 38.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
39. 39.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
40. 40.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt

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