Homophones Worksheet
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.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
- 2.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
- 3.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
- 4.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
- 5.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
- 6.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
- 7.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
- 8.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
- 9.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
- 10.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
- 11.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
- 12.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
- 13.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
- 14.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
- 15.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
- 16.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
- 17.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
- 18.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
- 19.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
- 20.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
- 21.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
- 22.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
- 23.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
- 24.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
- 25.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
- 26.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
- 27.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
- 28.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
- 29.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
- 30.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
- 31.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
- 32.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
- 33.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
- 34.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
- 35.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
- 36.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
- 37.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
- 38.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
- 39.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
- 40.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
Answer key
- no
- flu
- plane
- rode
- sale
- buy
- here
- sew
- piece
- Which
- flower
- their
- tail
- son
- one
- male
- weak
- sail
- hole
- red
- blew
- night
- peace
- sell
- pair
- so
- there
- dear
- knows
- by
- ant
- meat
- they're
- wait
- knight
- blue
- steel
- bee
- fair
- whole
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