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: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
- 2.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
- 3.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
- 4.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
- 5.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
- 6.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
- 7.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
- 8.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
- 9.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
- 10.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
- 11.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
- 12.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
- 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
- 14.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
- 15.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
- 16.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
- 17.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
- 18.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
- 19.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
- 20.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
- 21.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
- 22.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
- 23.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
- 24.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
- 25.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
- 26.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
- 27.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
- 28.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
- 29.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
- 30.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
- 31.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
- 32.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
- 33.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
- 34.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
- 35.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
- 36.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
- 37.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
- 38.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
- 39.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
- 40.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
Answer key
- meet
- know
- hour
- ate
- nose
- fair
- pair
- one
- some
- road
- no
- aunt
- be
- sun
- week
- see
- tale
- sea
- deer
- fare
- knew
- they're
- wait
- sail
- meat
- hole
- sum
- by
- sale
- wood
- steel
- Which
- peace
- witch
- tail
- flu
- right
- whole
- red
- buy
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