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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 260 · 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: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
  2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
  3. 3.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
  4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
  5. 5.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
  6. 6.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
  7. 7.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
  8. 8.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
  9. 9.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
  10. 10.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
  11. 11.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
  13. 13.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
  14. 14.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
  15. 15.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
  16. 16.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
  17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
  18. 18.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
  19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
  20. 20.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
  21. 21.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
  22. 22.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
  23. 23.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
  24. 24.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
  25. 25.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) to (b) too (c) two
  26. 26.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
  27. 27.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
  28. 28.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
  29. 29.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
  30. 30.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
  31. 31.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
  32. 32.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
  33. 33.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
  34. 34.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
  35. 35.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
  36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
  37. 37.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) to (c) too
  38. 38.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
  39. 39.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
  40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new

Answer key

  1. fair
  2. knight
  3. blew
  4. plane
  5. meat
  6. know
  7. here
  8. our
  9. pair
  10. sea
  11. knows
  12. there
  13. no
  14. hole
  15. right
  16. see
  17. sun
  18. tail
  19. Which
  20. sell
  21. piece
  22. by
  23. flu
  24. dear
  25. to
  26. aunt
  27. deer
  28. meet
  29. cell
  30. heal
  31. won
  32. road
  33. steal
  34. red
  35. be
  36. witch
  37. too
  38. sum
  39. pear
  40. new

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