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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 237 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
  2. 2.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
  3. 3.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
  4. 4.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
  5. 5.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
  6. 6.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) too (c) two
  7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
  8. 8.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  9. 9.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
  10. 10.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
  11. 11.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
  13. 13.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
  14. 14.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
  15. 15.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
  16. 16.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
  17. 17.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
  18. 18.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
  20. 20.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
  21. 21.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
  22. 22.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
  23. 23.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
  24. 24.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
  25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
  26. 26.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
  27. 27.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
  28. 28.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
  29. 29.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
  30. 30.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
  31. 31.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
  32. 32.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
  33. 33.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
  34. 34.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
  35. 35.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
  36. 36.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
  37. 37.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
  38. 38.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
  39. 39.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
  40. 40.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won

Answer key

  1. no
  2. flu
  3. whole
  4. mail
  5. here
  6. two
  7. Which
  8. flower
  9. tale
  10. see
  11. hear
  12. meet
  13. rode
  14. road
  15. dear
  16. one
  17. fair
  18. flour
  19. some
  20. hour
  21. heal
  22. eight
  23. knew
  24. peace
  25. sun
  26. pear
  27. meat
  28. cell
  29. sow
  30. sum
  31. blue
  32. deer
  33. write
  34. our
  35. night
  36. aunt
  37. hole
  38. know
  39. they're
  40. won

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