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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 248 · 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) know (b) no
  2. 2.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
  3. 3.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
  4. 4.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
  5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
  6. 6.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
  7. 7.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
  8. 8.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
  9. 9.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
  10. 10.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
  11. 11.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
  13. 13.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
  14. 14.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
  15. 15.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
  16. 16.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
  17. 17.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
  18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
  19. 19.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
  20. 20.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
  21. 21.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
  22. 22.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
  23. 23.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
  24. 24.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
  25. 25.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
  26. 26.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
  27. 27.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
  28. 28.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
  29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
  30. 30.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
  31. 31.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) to (c) too
  32. 32.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
  33. 33.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
  34. 34.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
  35. 35.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
  36. 36.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
  37. 37.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
  38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
  39. 39.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
  40. 40.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair

Answer key

  1. no
  2. flew
  3. write
  4. right
  5. dear
  6. deer
  7. so
  8. piece
  9. mail
  10. bee
  11. fare
  12. tale
  13. flu
  14. know
  15. peace
  16. new
  17. bear
  18. witch
  19. one
  20. buy
  21. pear
  22. week
  23. eight
  24. blue
  25. sail
  26. sum
  27. there
  28. some
  29. knight
  30. see
  31. to
  32. cell
  33. their
  34. hare
  35. steal
  36. night
  37. our
  38. knows
  39. whole
  40. fair

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