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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 6 · 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: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
  2. 2.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
  3. 3.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
  4. 4.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
  5. 5.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
  6. 6.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
  7. 7.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
  8. 8.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
  9. 9.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
  10. 10.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
  11. 11.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
  12. 12.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
  13. 13.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
  14. 14.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
  15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
  16. 16.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
  17. 17.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) two (c) too
  18. 18.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
  19. 19.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
  20. 20.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
  21. 21.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
  22. 22.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
  23. 23.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
  24. 24.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
  25. 25.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
  26. 26.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
  27. 27.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
  28. 28.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
  29. 29.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
  30. 30.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
  31. 31.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
  32. 32.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
  33. 33.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
  34. 34.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
  35. 35.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
  36. 36.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
  37. 37.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) to (c) too
  38. 38.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
  39. 39.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
  40. 40.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal

Answer key

  1. they're
  2. piece
  3. knows
  4. hole
  5. so
  6. red
  7. there
  8. sow
  9. blue
  10. cell
  11. peace
  12. by
  13. fare
  14. road
  15. sun
  16. sum
  17. too
  18. fair
  19. steel
  20. pair
  21. some
  22. aunt
  23. write
  24. no
  25. right
  26. rode
  27. ant
  28. know
  29. wait
  30. one
  31. sell
  32. meet
  33. steal
  34. flu
  35. hear
  36. our
  37. to
  38. week
  39. dear
  40. heal

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