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