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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 247 · 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: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
  2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
  3. 3.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
  4. 4.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
  5. 5.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
  6. 6.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
  7. 7.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
  8. 8.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
  9. 9.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
  10. 10.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
  11. 11.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
  13. 13.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
  14. 14.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
  15. 15.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
  16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
  17. 17.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
  18. 18.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
  19. 19.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
  20. 20.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
  21. 21.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) too (c) to
  22. 22.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
  23. 23.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
  24. 24.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
  25. 25.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
  26. 26.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
  27. 27.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
  28. 28.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  29. 29.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  30. 30.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
  31. 31.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
  32. 32.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) too (c) to
  33. 33.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
  34. 34.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
  35. 35.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
  36. 36.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
  37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
  38. 38.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
  39. 39.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
  40. 40.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week

Answer key

  1. bee
  2. weight
  3. night
  4. deer
  5. they're
  6. tail
  7. steel
  8. read
  9. tale
  10. knew
  11. write
  12. new
  13. right
  14. know
  15. sew
  16. witch
  17. here
  18. sale
  19. sell
  20. road
  21. too
  22. blue
  23. wood
  24. peace
  25. pear
  26. blew
  27. red
  28. flower
  29. flour
  30. pair
  31. buy
  32. to
  33. aunt
  34. hair
  35. rode
  36. their
  37. sun
  38. flew
  39. there
  40. weak

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