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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 33 · 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: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
  2. 2.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
  3. 3.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
  4. 4.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
  5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
  6. 6.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
  7. 7.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
  8. 8.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
  9. 9.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  10. 10.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
  11. 11.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
  12. 12.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
  13. 13.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
  14. 14.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
  15. 15.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
  16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
  17. 17.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
  18. 18.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
  19. 19.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
  20. 20.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) two (c) too
  21. 21.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
  22. 22.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
  23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
  24. 24.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
  25. 25.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
  26. 26.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
  27. 27.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
  28. 28.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) to (c) too
  29. 29.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
  30. 30.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
  31. 31.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
  32. 32.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
  33. 33.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
  34. 34.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
  35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
  36. 36.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
  37. 37.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
  38. 38.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
  39. 39.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
  40. 40.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait

Answer key

  1. our
  2. tale
  3. blew
  4. night
  5. dear
  6. bee
  7. cell
  8. no
  9. flower
  10. rode
  11. see
  12. nose
  13. sell
  14. steal
  15. write
  16. witch
  17. ant
  18. steel
  19. peace
  20. two
  21. whole
  22. know
  23. plane
  24. hair
  25. son
  26. knows
  27. flu
  28. too
  29. fare
  30. bear
  31. read
  32. hear
  33. hare
  34. one
  35. knight
  36. pair
  37. buy
  38. wood
  39. pear
  40. wait

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