Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 209 · 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: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
2. 2.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
3. 3.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
5. 5.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
6. 6.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
7. 7.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
8. 8.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
9. 9.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
10. 10.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
11. 11.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
12. 12.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
13. 13.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) to (b) too (c) two
14. 14.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
16. 16.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
17. 17.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
18. 18.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
20. 20.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) too (c) to
21. 21.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
22. 22.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
23. 23.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
24. 24.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
25. 25.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
27. 27.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
28. 28.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
30. 30.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
32. 32.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
33. 33.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
34. 34.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
35. 35.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
37. 37.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
38. 38.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
39. 39.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
40. 40.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant

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