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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 49 · 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: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
  2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
  3. 3.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
  4. 4.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
  5. 5.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
  6. 6.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
  7. 7.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
  8. 8.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
  9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
  10. 10.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  11. 11.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
  12. 12.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
  13. 13.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
  14. 14.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
  15. 15.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
  16. 16.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
  17. 17.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
  18. 18.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
  19. 19.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
  20. 20.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
  21. 21.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
  22. 22.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
  23. 23.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
  24. 24.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
  25. 25.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
  26. 26.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
  27. 27.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
  28. 28.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
  29. 29.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
  30. 30.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
  31. 31.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
  32. 32.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
  33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
  34. 34.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
  35. 35.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) two (c) too
  36. 36.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
  37. 37.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
  38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
  39. 39.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
  40. 40.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by

Answer key

  1. hair
  2. wait
  3. eight
  4. sew
  5. hare
  6. heal
  7. one
  8. wood
  9. Would
  10. flower
  11. bee
  12. sell
  13. tale
  14. son
  15. peace
  16. they're
  17. hour
  18. sea
  19. road
  20. blew
  21. new
  22. night
  23. sail
  24. by
  25. aunt
  26. meet
  27. some
  28. their
  29. deer
  30. know
  31. bare
  32. red
  33. knows
  34. tail
  35. too
  36. sale
  37. hole
  38. plane
  39. pear
  40. buy

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