Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 250 · 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: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
2. 2.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
3. 3.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
5. 5.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
6. 6.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
7. 7.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
9. 9.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
11. 11.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
13. 13.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
15. 15.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
16. 16.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
17. 17.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
18. 18.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) to (c) too
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
20. 20.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
21. 21.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
22. 22.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
23. 23.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
24. 24.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
25. 25.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
26. 26.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
27. 27.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
28. 28.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
29. 29.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
31. 31.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
32. 32.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
33. 33.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
34. 34.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
35. 35.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
36. 36.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) to (c) too
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
39. 39.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
40. 40.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale

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