Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 200 · 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: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
2. 2.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
3. 3.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
4. 4.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
5. 5.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
6. 6.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) too (c) to
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
8. 8.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
9. 9.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
11. 11.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
12. 12.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) two (b) too (c) to
13. 13.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
14. 14.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
15. 15.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
16. 16.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
18. 18.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
21. 21.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
22. 22.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
23. 23.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
24. 24.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
25. 25.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) too (c) two
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
27. 27.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
28. 28.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
30. 30.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
31. 31.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
32. 32.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
33. 33.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
34. 34.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
35. 35.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
36. 36.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
37. 37.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
38. 38.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
39. 39.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
40. 40.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right

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