Homophones Worksheet
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.
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- 1.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
- 2.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
- 3.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
- 4.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
- 5.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) to (c) too
- 6.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
- 7.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
- 8.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
- 9.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
- 10.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
- 11.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
- 12.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
- 13.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
- 14.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
- 15.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
- 16.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
- 17.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
- 18.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
- 19.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
- 20.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
- 21.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
- 22.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
- 23.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
- 24.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
- 25.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
- 26.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
- 27.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
- 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
- 29.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
- 30.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
- 31.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
- 32.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
- 33.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
- 34.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
- 35.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
- 36.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
- 37.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
- 38.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
- 39.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
- 40.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
Answer key
- buy
- our
- eight
- bear
- too
- meat
- one
- deer
- sum
- hour
- road
- fare
- Which
- piece
- nose
- sun
- tail
- meet
- flew
- sea
- witch
- ant
- heal
- won
- pair
- new
- pear
- heel
- fair
- no
- Would
- know
- whole
- sew
- they're
- knight
- weak
- be
- hair
- peace
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