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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 29 · 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: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
  2. 2.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
  3. 3.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
  4. 4.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
  5. 5.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
  6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
  7. 7.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
  8. 8.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
  9. 9.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
  10. 10.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
  11. 11.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
  12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
  13. 13.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
  14. 14.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
  15. 15.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
  16. 16.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
  17. 17.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
  18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
  19. 19.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
  20. 20.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
  21. 21.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
  22. 22.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) too (b) to (c) two
  23. 23.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
  24. 24.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
  25. 25.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
  26. 26.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
  27. 27.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
  28. 28.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
  29. 29.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
  30. 30.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
  31. 31.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
  32. 32.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  33. 33.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
  34. 34.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
  35. 35.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
  36. 36.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
  37. 37.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
  38. 38.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
  39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
  40. 40.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) to (c) two

Answer key

  1. write
  2. bee
  3. sum
  4. son
  5. sea
  6. wait
  7. male
  8. week
  9. flew
  10. deer
  11. right
  12. heel
  13. pair
  14. red
  15. night
  16. ant
  17. hare
  18. weight
  19. peace
  20. aunt
  21. read
  22. to
  23. fair
  24. tale
  25. meet
  26. buy
  27. know
  28. see
  29. sell
  30. meat
  31. fare
  32. flower
  33. piece
  34. sale
  35. road
  36. ate
  37. no
  38. pear
  39. Which
  40. two

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