Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 221 · 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: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
3. 3.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
4. 4.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
5. 5.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
6. 6.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
7. 7.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
8. 8.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
9. 9.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
10. 10.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
13. 13.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
15. 15.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
16. 16.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
17. 17.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
18. 18.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
19. 19.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
21. 21.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
22. 22.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) too (b) to (c) two
23. 23.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
24. 24.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
25. 25.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
26. 26.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
27. 27.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
29. 29.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
30. 30.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
31. 31.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
32. 32.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
33. 33.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
34. 34.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
35. 35.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
36. 36.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
38. 38.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
39. 39.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) two (b) too (c) to
40. 40.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear

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