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