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