Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 174 · 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: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
2. 2.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
3. 3.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
4. 4.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
5. 5.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
7. 7.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
9. 9.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
10. 10.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
11. 11.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
12. 12.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
13. 13.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
15. 15.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
16. 16.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
17. 17.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
18. 18.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
19. 19.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
21. 21.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
22. 22.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
23. 23.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
24. 24.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
25. 25.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
27. 27.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
28. 28.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
29. 29.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
30. 30.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
31. 31.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
32. 32.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
33. 33.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
34. 34.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
35. 35.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
36. 36.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
37. 37.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
38. 38.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight

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