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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 38 · 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: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
  2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
  3. 3.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
  4. 4.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
  5. 5.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
  6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
  7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
  8. 8.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
  9. 9.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
  10. 10.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
  11. 11.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) two (c) too
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
  13. 13.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
  14. 14.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
  15. 15.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
  16. 16.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
  17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
  18. 18.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
  19. 19.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
  20. 20.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
  21. 21.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
  22. 22.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
  23. 23.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
  24. 24.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
  25. 25.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
  26. 26.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
  27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
  28. 28.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
  29. 29.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
  30. 30.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
  31. 31.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
  32. 32.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
  33. 33.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
  34. 34.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
  35. 35.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
  36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
  37. 37.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
  38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
  39. 39.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
  40. 40.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak

Answer key

  1. knows
  2. be
  3. bee
  4. steel
  5. ate
  6. sun
  7. Would
  8. no
  9. fair
  10. road
  11. two
  12. meet
  13. male
  14. pair
  15. here
  16. ant
  17. witch
  18. sea
  19. week
  20. hair
  21. wood
  22. peace
  23. sail
  24. son
  25. pear
  26. one
  27. plane
  28. nose
  29. sum
  30. deer
  31. hour
  32. so
  33. hole
  34. there
  35. buy
  36. Which
  37. they're
  38. heel
  39. read
  40. weak

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