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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 309 · 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: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
  2. 2.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
  3. 3.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
  4. 4.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  5. 5.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
  6. 6.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
  7. 7.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
  8. 8.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
  9. 9.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
  10. 10.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
  11. 11.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
  13. 13.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
  14. 14.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
  15. 15.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
  16. 16.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
  17. 17.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
  18. 18.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
  19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
  20. 20.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
  21. 21.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
  22. 22.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
  23. 23.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
  24. 24.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
  25. 25.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
  26. 26.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
  27. 27.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
  28. 28.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
  29. 29.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
  30. 30.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
  31. 31.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
  32. 32.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
  33. 33.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
  34. 34.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
  35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
  36. 36.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
  37. 37.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
  38. 38.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
  39. 39.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
  40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch

Answer key

  1. son
  2. piece
  3. sum
  4. flower
  5. week
  6. tail
  7. they're
  8. bee
  9. cell
  10. hear
  11. whole
  12. here
  13. sea
  14. nose
  15. our
  16. ant
  17. tale
  18. night
  19. weight
  20. deer
  21. peace
  22. sell
  23. sail
  24. road
  25. meet
  26. pair
  27. buy
  28. flew
  29. hole
  30. there
  31. one
  32. right
  33. weak
  34. pear
  35. plane
  36. new
  37. knew
  38. hair
  39. steel
  40. witch

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