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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 313 · 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 ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
  2. 2.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
  3. 3.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
  4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
  5. 5.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
  6. 6.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
  7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
  8. 8.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
  9. 9.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
  10. 10.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
  11. 11.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
  12. 12.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
  13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
  14. 14.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
  15. 15.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
  16. 16.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
  17. 17.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
  18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
  19. 19.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
  20. 20.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
  21. 21.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
  22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
  23. 23.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
  24. 24.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
  25. 25.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
  26. 26.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
  28. 28.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
  29. 29.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
  30. 30.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
  31. 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
  32. 32.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
  33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
  34. 34.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  35. 35.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
  36. 36.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
  37. 37.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
  38. 38.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
  39. 39.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
  40. 40.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week

Answer key

  1. pear
  2. ate
  3. new
  4. weight
  5. hour
  6. hole
  7. Would
  8. here
  9. they're
  10. steal
  11. read
  12. no
  13. witch
  14. mail
  15. son
  16. whole
  17. fair
  18. Which
  19. steel
  20. flu
  21. ant
  22. wait
  23. peace
  24. sell
  25. tail
  26. flower
  27. heel
  28. meet
  29. blew
  30. wood
  31. be
  32. sail
  33. knight
  34. flour
  35. nose
  36. some
  37. sea
  38. know
  39. buy
  40. week

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