Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 27 · 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: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
2. 2.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
3. 3.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
4. 4.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
5. 5.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
6. 6.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
7. 7.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) to (b) two (c) too
8. 8.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
11. 11.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
14. 14.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
15. 15.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
16. 16.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
18. 18.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
19. 19.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
20. 20.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
21. 21.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
23. 23.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
24. 24.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
25. 25.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
26. 26.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
27. 27.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
28. 28.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
29. 29.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
30. 30.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
31. 31.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
32. 32.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
33. 33.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
34. 34.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
35. 35.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
36. 36.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
37. 37.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
38. 38.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
39. 39.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
40. 40.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight

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