Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 45 · 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: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
2. 2.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
3. 3.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
4. 4.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
5. 5.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
6. 6.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
7. 7.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
9. 9.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
11. 11.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
12. 12.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
14. 14.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
15. 15.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
16. 16.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
17. 17.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
18. 18.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
19. 19.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
20. 20.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
21. 21.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
22. 22.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
23. 23.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
24. 24.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
26. 26.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
27. 27.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
28. 28.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
29. 29.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
32. 32.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
34. 34.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
35. 35.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
36. 36.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
37. 37.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
40. 40.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet

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