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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 270 · 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: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
  2. 2.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
  3. 3.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
  4. 4.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
  5. 5.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  6. 6.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
  7. 7.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
  8. 8.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) two (c) too
  9. 9.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
  10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
  11. 11.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
  12. 12.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
  13. 13.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
  14. 14.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
  15. 15.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
  16. 16.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  17. 17.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
  18. 18.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
  19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
  20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
  21. 21.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
  22. 22.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
  23. 23.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
  24. 24.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
  25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
  26. 26.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
  27. 27.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
  28. 28.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
  29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
  30. 30.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
  31. 31.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
  32. 32.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
  33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
  34. 34.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
  35. 35.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
  36. 36.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
  37. 37.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
  38. 38.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
  39. 39.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
  40. 40.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here

Answer key

  1. Would
  2. no
  3. sail
  4. deer
  5. flower
  6. night
  7. won
  8. two
  9. one
  10. knight
  11. meat
  12. knew
  13. aunt
  14. blue
  15. flu
  16. flour
  17. sea
  18. flew
  19. plane
  20. read
  21. pair
  22. whole
  23. wait
  24. fair
  25. Which
  26. sew
  27. sell
  28. there
  29. ate
  30. know
  31. bee
  32. buy
  33. sun
  34. meet
  35. cell
  36. dear
  37. hole
  38. blew
  39. their
  40. here

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