Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 18 · 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: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
2. 2.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
3. 3.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
4. 4.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
5. 5.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
6. 6.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
7. 7.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
8. 8.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
10. 10.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
11. 11.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
12. 12.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
13. 13.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
14. 14.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
15. 15.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
17. 17.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
18. 18.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) to (c) too
19. 19.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
20. 20.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
21. 21.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
22. 22.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
23. 23.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
24. 24.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
25. 25.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
27. 27.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
28. 28.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
29. 29.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
30. 30.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
31. 31.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
32. 32.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
33. 33.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
34. 34.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
36. 36.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
37. 37.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) two (c) too
38. 38.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
39. 39.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
40. 40.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare

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