Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 36 · 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: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
2. 2.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
4. 4.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) to (c) too
5. 5.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
6. 6.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
7. 7.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
8. 8.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
10. 10.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
11. 11.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
12. 12.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
13. 13.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
15. 15.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
16. 16.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
17. 17.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
18. 18.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
19. 19.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
20. 20.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
21. 21.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
22. 22.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
23. 23.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
26. 26.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
27. 27.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
28. 28.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
29. 29.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
30. 30.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
32. 32.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
33. 33.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
34. 34.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
35. 35.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
36. 36.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
38. 38.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
39. 39.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
40. 40.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour

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