Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 226 · 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: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
2. 2.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
3. 3.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
4. 4.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
5. 5.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
7. 7.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
8. 8.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
9. 9.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
10. 10.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
11. 11.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
12. 12.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
13. 13.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
15. 15.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
16. 16.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
17. 17.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
18. 18.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
19. 19.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
20. 20.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
21. 21.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
22. 22.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
23. 23.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
26. 26.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
27. 27.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
28. 28.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) too (c) to
29. 29.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
30. 30.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
31. 31.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
33. 33.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
34. 34.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
35. 35.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
36. 36.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
37. 37.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
38. 38.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
39. 39.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
40. 40.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair

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