Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 311 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
2. 2.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
3. 3.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
4. 4.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
5. 5.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
6. 6.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
7. 7.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
8. 8.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
9. 9.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) too (b) to (c) two
10. 10.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
11. 11.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
12. 12.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
13. 13.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
14. 14.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
15. 15.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
16. 16.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
17. 17.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
18. 18.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
19. 19.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
20. 20.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
22. 22.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) two (c) to
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
24. 24.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
25. 25.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
26. 26.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
27. 27.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
29. 29.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
30. 30.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) to (c) too
31. 31.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
32. 32.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
33. 33.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
34. 34.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
35. 35.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
36. 36.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
37. 37.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
38. 38.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
39. 39.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
40. 40.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our

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