Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 222 · 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: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
2. 2.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
4. 4.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
5. 5.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
7. 7.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
8. 8.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) too (b) to (c) two
9. 9.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
10. 10.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
11. 11.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
12. 12.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
13. 13.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
15. 15.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
16. 16.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
17. 17.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
19. 19.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
20. 20.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
21. 21.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
22. 22.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
23. 23.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
25. 25.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
26. 26.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
27. 27.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
28. 28.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
29. 29.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
30. 30.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
31. 31.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
32. 32.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
33. 33.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
34. 34.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
35. 35.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
36. 36.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
37. 37.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
38. 38.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
39. 39.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
40. 40.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows

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