Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 251 · 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: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
2. 2.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
3. 3.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
5. 5.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
6. 6.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
7. 7.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
8. 8.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
9. 9.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
10. 10.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
13. 13.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
14. 14.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
15. 15.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
16. 16.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
17. 17.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
18. 18.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
20. 20.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
21. 21.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
22. 22.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
23. 23.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
24. 24.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
25. 25.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) too (c) two
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
27. 27.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
28. 28.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
30. 30.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
32. 32.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
33. 33.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
34. 34.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
36. 36.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
37. 37.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
38. 38.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
39. 39.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
40. 40.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight

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