Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 62 · 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: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
2. 2.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
3. 3.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
4. 4.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
6. 6.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
7. 7.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
8. 8.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
9. 9.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
10. 10.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
11. 11.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
12. 12.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
15. 15.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
16. 16.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
17. 17.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
19. 19.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
20. 20.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
21. 21.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
23. 23.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
24. 24.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
25. 25.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
26. 26.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
27. 27.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
28. 28.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
29. 29.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
31. 31.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
32. 32.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
34. 34.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
35. 35.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
36. 36.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
37. 37.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
38. 38.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
39. 39.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
40. 40.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole

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