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Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 75 · 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: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
  2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
  3. 3.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
  4. 4.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
  5. 5.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
  6. 6.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
  7. 7.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
  8. 8.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
  9. 9.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
  10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
  11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
  12. 12.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
  13. 13.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
  14. 14.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
  15. 15.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
  16. 16.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
  17. 17.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
  18. 18.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
  19. 19.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
  20. 20.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
  21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
  22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
  23. 23.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
  24. 24.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
  25. 25.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
  26. 26.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
  27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
  28. 28.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
  29. 29.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
  30. 30.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
  31. 31.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
  32. 32.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
  33. 33.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
  34. 34.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  35. 35.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) to (c) two
  36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
  37. 37.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
  38. 38.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
  39. 39.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
  40. 40.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) too (c) two

Answer key

  1. some
  2. witch
  3. sell
  4. tale
  5. knew
  6. see
  7. hole
  8. nose
  9. hour
  10. Which
  11. wait
  12. hear
  13. right
  14. road
  15. ant
  16. flu
  17. hare
  18. by
  19. they're
  20. aunt
  21. plane
  22. weight
  23. dear
  24. week
  25. red
  26. know
  27. new
  28. whole
  29. fare
  30. bare
  31. blew
  32. weak
  33. so
  34. flour
  35. two
  36. knight
  37. pear
  38. no
  39. wood
  40. too

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