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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 205 · 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: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
  2. 2.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
  3. 3.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
  4. 4.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
  5. 5.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
  6. 6.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
  7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
  8. 8.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
  9. 9.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
  10. 10.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
  11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
  12. 12.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
  13. 13.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
  14. 14.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
  15. 15.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) to (c) two
  16. 16.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  17. 17.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
  18. 18.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
  19. 19.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
  20. 20.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
  21. 21.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
  22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
  23. 23.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
  24. 24.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
  25. 25.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
  26. 26.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
  27. 27.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
  28. 28.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
  29. 29.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
  30. 30.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
  31. 31.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
  32. 32.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
  33. 33.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
  34. 34.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
  35. 35.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
  36. 36.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
  37. 37.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
  38. 38.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
  39. 39.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
  40. 40.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode

Answer key

  1. so
  2. one
  3. write
  4. wood
  5. steel
  6. right
  7. Would
  8. no
  9. see
  10. sum
  11. plane
  12. ant
  13. hare
  14. meat
  15. two
  16. flower
  17. peace
  18. tail
  19. flu
  20. heal
  21. sow
  22. heel
  23. bare
  24. piece
  25. by
  26. aunt
  27. knew
  28. tale
  29. road
  30. meet
  31. bear
  32. our
  33. night
  34. hole
  35. male
  36. blew
  37. bee
  38. dear
  39. pair
  40. rode

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