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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 46 · 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: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
  2. 2.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
  3. 3.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
  4. 4.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
  5. 5.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
  6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
  7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
  8. 8.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
  9. 9.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
  10. 10.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
  11. 11.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) too (b) two (c) to
  12. 12.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) too (c) two
  13. 13.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
  14. 14.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
  15. 15.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
  16. 16.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
  17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
  18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
  19. 19.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
  20. 20.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
  21. 21.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
  22. 22.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
  23. 23.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
  24. 24.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
  25. 25.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
  26. 26.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
  27. 27.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
  28. 28.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
  29. 29.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
  30. 30.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
  31. 31.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
  32. 32.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
  33. 33.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  34. 34.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
  35. 35.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  36. 36.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
  37. 37.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
  38. 38.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
  39. 39.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
  40. 40.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole

Answer key

  1. knight
  2. ant
  3. bare
  4. know
  5. no
  6. Which
  7. Would
  8. week
  9. so
  10. ate
  11. to
  12. two
  13. read
  14. flu
  15. steel
  16. pair
  17. witch
  18. weight
  19. sail
  20. right
  21. peace
  22. buy
  23. their
  24. aunt
  25. bear
  26. pear
  27. there
  28. sale
  29. new
  30. wood
  31. some
  32. sew
  33. flour
  34. deer
  35. flower
  36. male
  37. flew
  38. nose
  39. tale
  40. whole

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