Homophones Worksheet
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.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
- 2.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
- 3.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
- 4.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
- 5.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
- 6.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
- 7.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
- 8.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
- 9.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
- 10.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
- 11.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) too (b) two (c) to
- 12.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) too (c) two
- 13.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
- 14.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
- 15.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
- 16.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
- 17.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
- 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
- 19.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
- 20.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
- 21.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
- 22.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
- 23.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
- 24.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
- 25.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
- 26.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
- 27.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
- 28.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
- 29.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
- 30.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
- 31.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
- 32.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
- 33.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
- 34.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
- 35.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
- 36.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
- 37.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
- 38.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
- 39.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
- 40.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
Answer key
- knight
- ant
- bare
- know
- no
- Which
- Would
- week
- so
- ate
- to
- two
- read
- flu
- steel
- pair
- witch
- weight
- sail
- right
- peace
- buy
- their
- aunt
- bear
- pear
- there
- sale
- new
- wood
- some
- sew
- flour
- deer
- flower
- male
- flew
- nose
- tale
- whole
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