Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 42 · 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: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
2. 2.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
4. 4.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
5. 5.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
6. 6.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
8. 8.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
9. 9.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
10. 10.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
12. 12.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) too (b) to (c) two
13. 13.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
14. 14.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
16. 16.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
18. 18.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
19. 19.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
20. 20.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
21. 21.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
22. 22.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
23. 23.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
24. 24.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
26. 26.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
27. 27.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
28. 28.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
29. 29.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) two (b) to (c) too
30. 30.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
31. 31.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
32. 32.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
33. 33.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
34. 34.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
35. 35.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
36. 36.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
38. 38.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
39. 39.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
40. 40.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear

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