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