Homophones Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 13: Homophones · Set 98 · 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: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
2. 2.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
3. 3.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
4. 4.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
6. 6.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
7. 7.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
9. 9.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
10. 10.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
12. 12.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
13. 13.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
14. 14.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
15. 15.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
16. 16.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
17. 17.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
18. 18.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) two (b) to (c) too
19. 19.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
20. 20.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
22. 22.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
23. 23.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
24. 24.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
25. 25.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
26. 26.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
28. 28.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
29. 29.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
30. 30.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
31. 31.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
32. 32.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
33. 33.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
34. 34.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
36. 36.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
39. 39.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
40. 40.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue

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