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 ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
- 2.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
- 3.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
- 4.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
- 5.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
- 6.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
- 7.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
- 8.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
- 9.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
- 10.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
- 11.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
- 12.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
- 13.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
- 14.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) to (c) too
- 15.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
- 16.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
- 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
- 18.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
- 19.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
- 20.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
- 21.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
- 22.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
- 23.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
- 24.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
- 25.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
- 26.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
- 27.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
- 28.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
- 29.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
- 30.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
- 31.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
- 32.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
- 33.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
- 34.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
- 35.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
- 36.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
- 37.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
- 38.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
- 39.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
- 40.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
Answer key
- pear
- they're
- sea
- blew
- knows
- sail
- write
- steal
- witch
- new
- peace
- red
- piece
- too
- one
- read
- weight
- week
- some
- flour
- dear
- Would
- buy
- blue
- right
- rode
- hare
- hole
- flew
- plane
- tail
- road
- pair
- heal
- by
- hair
- nose
- here
- knight
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