Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 181 · 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 ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
2. 2.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
3. 3.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
4. 4.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
5. 5.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
6. 6.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
7. 7.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
8. 8.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
9. 9.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
11. 11.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
12. 12.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
13. 13.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
14. 14.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
16. 16.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
17. 17.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
18. 18.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
19. 19.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
20. 20.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
21. 21.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
23. 23.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
24. 24.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
25. 25.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
26. 26.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
27. 27.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
28. 28.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
29. 29.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
30. 30.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
31. 31.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
32. 32.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
33. 33.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
34. 34.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
35. 35.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
36. 36.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
37. 37.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
38. 38.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
39. 39.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
40. 40.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak

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