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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 191 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
  2. 2.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
  3. 3.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
  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: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
  6. 6.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
  7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
  8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
  9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
  10. 10.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
  11. 11.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
  13. 13.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
  14. 14.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) to (b) too (c) two
  15. 15.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
  16. 16.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
  17. 17.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
  18. 18.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
  19. 19.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
  20. 20.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) two (c) too
  21. 21.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
  22. 22.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
  23. 23.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  24. 24.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
  25. 25.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) to (c) too
  26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
  27. 27.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
  28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
  29. 29.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
  30. 30.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
  31. 31.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
  32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
  33. 33.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
  34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
  35. 35.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
  36. 36.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
  37. 37.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
  38. 38.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
  39. 39.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
  40. 40.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye

Answer key

  1. hole
  2. hear
  3. tail
  4. they're
  5. be
  6. bee
  7. heel
  8. plane
  9. Would
  10. deer
  11. no
  12. sum
  13. meet
  14. to
  15. won
  16. hour
  17. pair
  18. here
  19. knows
  20. two
  21. rode
  22. wood
  23. flower
  24. our
  25. too
  26. weight
  27. cell
  28. new
  29. wait
  30. hair
  31. blew
  32. knight
  33. heal
  34. Which
  35. fare
  36. ate
  37. steel
  38. eight
  39. there
  40. buy

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