Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 25 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
2. 2.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
3. 3.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
4. 4.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
5. 5.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) to (c) too
6. 6.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
7. 7.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
8. 8.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
9. 9.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
11. 11.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
12. 12.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
13. 13.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
14. 14.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
15. 15.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
16. 16.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
17. 17.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
18. 18.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) two (c) too
19. 19.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
21. 21.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
22. 22.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
23. 23.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
24. 24.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
25. 25.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
26. 26.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
27. 27.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
28. 28.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
30. 30.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
33. 33.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
35. 35.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
36. 36.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
37. 37.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
38. 38.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
39. 39.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
40. 40.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew

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