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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 57 · 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: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
  2. 2.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
  3. 3.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
  4. 4.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
  5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
  6. 6.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
  7. 7.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
  8. 8.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
  9. 9.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
  10. 10.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
  11. 11.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
  12. 12.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
  13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
  14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
  15. 15.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
  16. 16.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
  17. 17.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
  18. 18.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
  19. 19.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
  20. 20.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
  21. 21.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
  22. 22.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
  23. 23.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
  24. 24.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
  25. 25.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
  26. 26.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
  27. 27.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
  28. 28.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
  29. 29.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
  30. 30.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
  31. 31.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
  32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
  33. 33.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
  34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
  35. 35.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
  36. 36.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
  37. 37.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
  38. 38.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
  39. 39.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
  40. 40.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by

Answer key

  1. meet
  2. know
  3. hour
  4. ate
  5. nose
  6. fair
  7. pair
  8. one
  9. some
  10. road
  11. no
  12. aunt
  13. be
  14. sun
  15. week
  16. see
  17. tale
  18. sea
  19. deer
  20. fare
  21. knew
  22. they're
  23. wait
  24. sail
  25. meat
  26. hole
  27. sum
  28. by
  29. sale
  30. wood
  31. steel
  32. Which
  33. peace
  34. witch
  35. tail
  36. flu
  37. right
  38. whole
  39. red
  40. buy

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