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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 53 · 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: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
  2. 2.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
  3. 3.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
  4. 4.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
  5. 5.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
  6. 6.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
  7. 7.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
  8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
  9. 9.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
  10. 10.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
  11. 11.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
  12. 12.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
  13. 13.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
  14. 14.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
  15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
  16. 16.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
  17. 17.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
  18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
  19. 19.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
  20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
  21. 21.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) to (c) too
  22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
  23. 23.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
  24. 24.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
  25. 25.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
  26. 26.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
  27. 27.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
  28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
  29. 29.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
  30. 30.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
  31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
  32. 32.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
  33. 33.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
  34. 34.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
  35. 35.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
  36. 36.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
  37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
  38. 38.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
  39. 39.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
  40. 40.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt

Answer key

  1. nose
  2. ate
  3. hear
  4. sell
  5. fare
  6. steel
  7. whole
  8. plane
  9. peace
  10. hole
  11. hair
  12. steal
  13. son
  14. know
  15. heel
  16. hare
  17. meat
  18. knight
  19. piece
  20. witch
  21. to
  22. be
  23. sale
  24. right
  25. bee
  26. flower
  27. so
  28. weight
  29. see
  30. buy
  31. sun
  32. sew
  33. red
  34. flu
  35. new
  36. bare
  37. Would
  38. mail
  39. weak
  40. aunt

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