Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 195 · 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: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
2. 2.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
3. 3.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
4. 4.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
5. 5.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
7. 7.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) to (b) too (c) two
8. 8.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
9. 9.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
15. 15.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
16. 16.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
17. 17.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
18. 18.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
19. 19.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
20. 20.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
21. 21.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
22. 22.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
24. 24.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
25. 25.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
26. 26.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
27. 27.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
28. 28.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
29. 29.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
30. 30.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
31. 31.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
32. 32.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
33. 33.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
34. 34.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
35. 35.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
37. 37.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
39. 39.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
40. 40.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour

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