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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 299 · 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 have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
  2. 2.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
  3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
  4. 4.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
  5. 5.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
  6. 6.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
  7. 7.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
  8. 8.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
  9. 9.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
  10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
  11. 11.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  12. 12.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
  13. 13.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
  14. 14.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
  15. 15.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
  16. 16.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
  17. 17.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
  18. 18.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
  19. 19.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
  20. 20.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
  21. 21.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
  22. 22.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
  23. 23.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
  24. 24.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
  25. 25.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
  26. 26.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
  27. 27.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
  28. 28.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
  29. 29.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
  30. 30.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
  31. 31.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
  32. 32.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
  33. 33.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
  34. 34.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
  35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
  36. 36.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
  37. 37.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
  38. 38.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
  39. 39.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
  40. 40.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole

Answer key

  1. no
  2. flu
  3. plane
  4. rode
  5. sale
  6. buy
  7. here
  8. sew
  9. piece
  10. Which
  11. flower
  12. their
  13. tail
  14. son
  15. one
  16. male
  17. weak
  18. sail
  19. hole
  20. red
  21. blew
  22. night
  23. peace
  24. sell
  25. pair
  26. so
  27. there
  28. dear
  29. knows
  30. by
  31. ant
  32. meat
  33. they're
  34. wait
  35. knight
  36. blue
  37. steel
  38. bee
  39. fair
  40. whole

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