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 have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
- 2.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
- 3.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
- 4.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
- 5.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
- 6.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) too (c) two
- 7.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
- 8.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
- 9.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
- 10.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
- 11.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
- 12.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
- 13.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
- 14.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
- 15.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
- 16.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
- 17.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
- 18.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
- 19.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
- 20.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
- 21.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
- 22.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
- 23.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
- 24.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
- 25.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
- 26.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
- 27.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
- 28.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
- 29.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
- 30.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
- 31.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
- 32.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
- 33.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
- 34.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
- 35.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
- 36.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
- 37.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
- 38.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
- 39.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
- 40.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
Answer key
- no
- flu
- whole
- here
- two
- Which
- flower
- tale
- see
- hear
- meet
- rode
- road
- dear
- one
- fair
- flour
- some
- hour
- heal
- eight
- knew
- peace
- sun
- pear
- meat
- cell
- sow
- sum
- blue
- deer
- write
- our
- night
- aunt
- hole
- know
- they're
- won
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