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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 210 · 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: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
  2. 2.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
  3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
  4. 4.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
  5. 5.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
  6. 6.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
  7. 7.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
  8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
  9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
  10. 10.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
  11. 11.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
  13. 13.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  14. 14.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
  15. 15.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
  16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
  17. 17.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
  19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
  20. 20.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
  21. 21.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
  22. 22.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
  23. 23.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
  24. 24.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
  25. 25.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
  26. 26.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
  27. 27.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
  28. 28.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
  29. 29.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) too (b) two (c) to
  30. 30.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
  31. 31.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
  32. 32.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
  33. 33.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
  34. 34.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
  35. 35.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
  36. 36.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) to (c) too
  37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
  38. 38.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
  39. 39.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
  40. 40.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by

Answer key

  1. knew
  2. red
  3. knight
  4. bare
  5. road
  6. see
  7. piece
  8. witch
  9. sun
  10. fare
  11. pear
  12. here
  13. flour
  14. write
  15. their
  16. be
  17. flower
  18. plane
  19. Which
  20. steal
  21. knows
  22. some
  23. rode
  24. they're
  25. meat
  26. flu
  27. fair
  28. sea
  29. too
  30. there
  31. tail
  32. weak
  33. sum
  34. peace
  35. dear
  36. to
  37. Would
  38. our
  39. tale
  40. by

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