Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 227 · 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 will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
2. 2.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
3. 3.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
4. 4.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
5. 5.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
6. 6.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
8. 8.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
9. 9.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
10. 10.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
11. 11.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
12. 12.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
13. 13.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
14. 14.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
15. 15.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
16. 16.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
17. 17.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
18. 18.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
19. 19.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
20. 20.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
21. 21.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
23. 23.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
24. 24.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
25. 25.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
27. 27.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
28. 28.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
29. 29.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
31. 31.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
33. 33.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
35. 35.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
36. 36.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
37. 37.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
38. 38.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) two (b) too (c) to
39. 39.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
40. 40.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) their (c) there

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