Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 275 · 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: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
2. 2.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
3. 3.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
4. 4.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
5. 5.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
6. 6.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
8. 8.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
10. 10.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
11. 11.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
12. 12.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
13. 13.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
14. 14.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
15. 15.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
16. 16.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
17. 17.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
18. 18.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
19. 19.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
21. 21.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
22. 22.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
23. 23.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
24. 24.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
25. 25.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
27. 27.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
28. 28.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
29. 29.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
31. 31.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
32. 32.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
34. 34.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
35. 35.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
36. 36.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
37. 37.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
39. 39.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight

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