Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 61 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
2. 2.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
3. 3.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
4. 4.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
5. 5.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
6. 6.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
7. 7.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
8. 8.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
9. 9.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
10. 10.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
11. 11.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
12. 12.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
13. 13.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) two (b) to (c) too
14. 14.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
15. 15.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
16. 16.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
18. 18.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
19. 19.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
21. 21.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
23. 23.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
24. 24.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
25. 25.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
26. 26.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
27. 27.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
28. 28.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
30. 30.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
31. 31.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
32. 32.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
33. 33.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
34. 34.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
35. 35.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
36. 36.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
37. 37.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
38. 38.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
39. 39.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
40. 40.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour

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