Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 215 · 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: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
2. 2.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
3. 3.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
4. 4.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
5. 5.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
6. 6.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
7. 7.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) two (b) too (c) to
8. 8.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
9. 9.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
10. 10.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
12. 12.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
13. 13.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
14. 14.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
16. 16.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
17. 17.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
19. 19.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
20. 20.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
22. 22.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
23. 23.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
24. 24.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
25. 25.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
26. 26.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
28. 28.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
29. 29.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
30. 30.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
31. 31.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
33. 33.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
35. 35.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
36. 36.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
37. 37.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
38. 38.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
39. 39.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
40. 40.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear

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