Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 95 · 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: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
4. 4.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
5. 5.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
6. 6.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
7. 7.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
8. 8.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
9. 9.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
10. 10.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
11. 11.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
12. 12.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
13. 13.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
14. 14.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
15. 15.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
16. 16.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
18. 18.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
20. 20.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
21. 21.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
23. 23.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
24. 24.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
25. 25.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
26. 26.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
27. 27.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
28. 28.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
30. 30.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
31. 31.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
32. 32.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
34. 34.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
36. 36.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
37. 37.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
38. 38.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
40. 40.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) too (b) two (c) to

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