Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 187 · 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: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
2. 2.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
3. 3.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
4. 4.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
5. 5.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
6. 6.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
8. 8.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
9. 9.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
10. 10.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
11. 11.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
12. 12.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
14. 14.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
15. 15.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
16. 16.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
18. 18.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
19. 19.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
20. 20.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
21. 21.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
22. 22.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
23. 23.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
24. 24.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
25. 25.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
26. 26.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
28. 28.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
29. 29.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
30. 30.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) two (c) too
31. 31.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
32. 32.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
34. 34.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
35. 35.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
36. 36.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
37. 37.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
39. 39.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
40. 40.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet

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