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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 254 · 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 ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
  2. 2.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
  3. 3.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
  4. 4.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
  5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
  6. 6.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
  7. 7.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
  8. 8.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
  9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
  10. 10.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
  11. 11.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
  13. 13.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
  14. 14.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) to (c) too
  15. 15.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
  16. 16.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
  17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
  18. 18.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
  19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
  20. 20.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  21. 21.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
  22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
  23. 23.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
  24. 24.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
  25. 25.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
  26. 26.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
  27. 27.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
  28. 28.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
  29. 29.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
  30. 30.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
  31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
  32. 32.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
  33. 33.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
  34. 34.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
  35. 35.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
  36. 36.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
  37. 37.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
  38. 38.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
  39. 39.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
  40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night

Answer key

  1. pear
  2. they're
  3. sea
  4. blew
  5. knows
  6. sail
  7. write
  8. steal
  9. witch
  10. new
  11. peace
  12. red
  13. piece
  14. too
  15. one
  16. read
  17. weight
  18. week
  19. some
  20. flour
  21. dear
  22. Would
  23. buy
  24. blue
  25. right
  26. mail
  27. rode
  28. hare
  29. hole
  30. flew
  31. plane
  32. tail
  33. road
  34. pair
  35. heal
  36. by
  37. hair
  38. nose
  39. here
  40. knight

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