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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 278 · 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: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
  2. 2.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
  3. 3.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
  4. 4.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
  5. 5.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
  6. 6.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
  7. 7.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
  8. 8.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
  9. 9.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
  10. 10.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
  11. 11.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
  12. 12.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
  13. 13.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
  14. 14.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
  15. 15.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
  16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
  17. 17.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
  18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
  19. 19.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
  20. 20.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
  21. 21.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
  22. 22.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
  23. 23.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
  24. 24.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
  25. 25.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
  26. 26.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
  27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
  28. 28.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
  29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
  30. 30.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
  31. 31.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
  32. 32.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
  33. 33.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
  34. 34.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
  35. 35.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
  36. 36.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
  37. 37.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
  38. 38.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
  39. 39.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
  40. 40.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see

Answer key

  1. be
  2. sea
  3. week
  4. wood
  5. deer
  6. by
  7. there
  8. flew
  9. heal
  10. so
  11. sum
  12. their
  13. bear
  14. weak
  15. no
  16. weight
  17. they're
  18. witch
  19. ant
  20. sew
  21. night
  22. blue
  23. peace
  24. some
  25. red
  26. tail
  27. knows
  28. knew
  29. Would
  30. read
  31. whole
  32. bee
  33. nose
  34. hole
  35. new
  36. hear
  37. sow
  38. our
  39. steel
  40. see

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