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) know (b) no
- 2.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
- 3.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
- 4.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
- 5.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
- 6.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
- 7.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
- 8.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
- 9.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
- 10.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
- 11.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
- 12.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
- 13.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
- 14.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
- 15.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
- 16.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
- 17.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
- 18.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
- 19.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
- 20.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
- 21.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
- 22.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
- 23.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
- 24.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
- 25.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
- 26.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
- 27.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
- 28.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
- 29.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
- 30.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
- 31.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) to (c) too
- 32.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
- 33.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
- 34.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
- 35.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
- 36.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
- 37.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
- 38.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
- 39.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
- 40.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
Answer key
- no
- flew
- write
- right
- dear
- deer
- so
- piece
- bee
- fare
- tale
- flu
- know
- peace
- new
- bear
- witch
- one
- buy
- pear
- week
- eight
- blue
- sail
- sum
- there
- some
- knight
- see
- to
- cell
- their
- hare
- steal
- night
- our
- knows
- whole
- fair
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