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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 272 · 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 go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) too (c) to
  2. 2.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
  3. 3.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
  4. 4.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
  5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
  6. 6.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
  7. 7.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
  8. 8.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
  9. 9.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  10. 10.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
  11. 11.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
  13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
  14. 14.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
  15. 15.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
  16. 16.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
  17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
  18. 18.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
  19. 19.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
  20. 20.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
  21. 21.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
  22. 22.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
  23. 23.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
  24. 24.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
  25. 25.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
  26. 26.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
  27. 27.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
  28. 28.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
  29. 29.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
  30. 30.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
  31. 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
  32. 32.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  33. 33.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
  34. 34.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) two (c) too
  35. 35.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
  36. 36.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
  37. 37.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
  38. 38.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
  39. 39.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
  40. 40.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat

Answer key

  1. to
  2. wood
  3. blew
  4. mail
  5. weight
  6. hour
  7. week
  8. pear
  9. flour
  10. sale
  11. whole
  12. red
  13. Which
  14. they're
  15. son
  16. cell
  17. witch
  18. dear
  19. nose
  20. by
  21. tale
  22. new
  23. see
  24. write
  25. there
  26. peace
  27. our
  28. sew
  29. meat
  30. buy
  31. be
  32. flower
  33. pair
  34. too
  35. weak
  36. one
  37. so
  38. here
  39. hair
  40. meet

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