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CBSE · Class 7 · English

Homophones

Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks

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Write full answers in Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!

Section A — Choose the correct answer8 × 1 = 8 marks
1.
Which sentence uses the WRONG word?
  1. The bridge is made of steel.
  2. Fishermen go out to sea before dawn.
  3. This tea is to hot to drink.
  4. The road to the village is full of potholes.
2.
Which sentence uses the right word?
  1. We walked to the market.
  2. The son rises in the east.
  3. The two villages lived in piece for years.
  4. He ate the hole mango by himself.
3.
Which sentence uses the WRONG word?
  1. After the fever, he felt weak for days.
  2. The children left their bags in the classroom.
  3. Where did you keep my keys?
  4. I want to by a new kite.
4.
Which sentence uses the right word?
  1. The cake was plane, with no icing.
  2. Meera road her bicycle to school.
  3. Come and sit hear next to me.
  4. Please bring your notebook tomorrow.
5.
Which sentence uses the WRONG word?
  1. The bus stopped buy the school gate.
  2. Did you see the rainbow this morning?
  3. May I have a piece of cake?
  4. Turn right at the post office.
6.
Which sentence uses the right word?
  1. Our plane landed in Delhi on time.
  2. I bought a knew pencil box.
  3. Can you here the birds singing?
  4. Please right your name at the top.
7.
Which sentence uses the WRONG word?
  1. It's raining, so take an umbrella.
  2. There are seven days in a week.
  3. The butcher sells chicken and goat meat.
  4. A sunflower is a big yellow flour.
8.
Which sentence uses the right word?
  1. Grandmother told us a tail about a clever fox.
  2. She new the answer to every question.
  3. Let us meet at the bus stop at five.
  4. Put the box over their, near the door.
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
Fill in each blank with the right word: (a) The cat licked ____ paw. (it's / its) (b) You must ____ a helmet on a scooter. (wear / where)
10.
Fill in each blank with the right word: (a) There is a ____ in my sock. (hole / whole) (b) It is wrong to ____ from others. (steel / steal)
11.
Fill in each blank with the right word: (a) Mr Rao has one ____ and two daughters. (sun / son) (b) Mix the ____ with water to make dough. (flour / flower)
12.
Fill in each blank with the right word: (a) The dog wagged its ____ happily. (tail / tale) (b) The bus stopped ____ the school gate. (buy / by)
13.
Fill in each blank with the right word: (a) Mr Rao has one ____ and two daughters. (son / sun) (b) The cake was ____, with no icing. (plane / plain)
14.
Fill in each blank with the right word: (a) Let us ____ at the bus stop at five. (meat / meet) (b) Our ____ landed in Delhi on time. (plane / plain)
15.
Fill in each blank with the right word: (a) Grandmother told us a ____ about a clever fox. (tail / tale) (b) After the fever, he felt ____ for days. (weak / week)
16.
Fill in each blank with the right word: (a) The ____ to the village is full of potholes. (road / rode) (b) You must ____ a helmet on a scooter. (where / wear)
Section C — Longer answers4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Write two sentences of your own to show the difference between “its” and “it's”.
18.
Write two sentences of your own to show the difference between “meet” and “meat”.
19.
Choose the right word from the brackets for each sentence:
(1) The bridge is made of ____. (steal / steel)
(2) I want to ____ a new kite. (buy / by)
(3) I bought a ____ pencil box. (knew / new)
20.
Choose the right word from the brackets for each sentence:
(1) She ____ the answer to every question. (knew / new)
(2) We walked ____ the market. (to / too)
(3) Come and sit ____ next to me. (hear / here)
AmbifulWorksheets
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CBSE · Class 7 · English

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1(c) This tea is to hot to drink.It should be “too”, not “to”.
2(a) We walked to the market.“to” is right here.
3(d) I want to by a new kite.It should be “buy”, not “by”.
4(d) Please bring your notebook tomorrow.“your” is right here.
5(a) The bus stopped buy the school gate.It should be “by”, not “buy”.
6(a) Our plane landed in Delhi on time.“plane” is right here.
7(d) A sunflower is a big yellow flour.It should be “flower”, not “flour”.
8(c) Let us meet at the bus stop at five.“meet” is right here.
9(a) its (b) wear—
10(a) hole (b) steal—
11(a) son (b) flour—
12(a) tail (b) by—
13(a) son (b) plain—
14(a) meet (b) plane—
15(a) tale (b) weak—
16(a) road (b) wear—
17Sample: The cat licked its paw. It's raining, so take an umbrella.Any two sentences that use each word correctly.
18Sample: Let us meet at the bus stop at five. The butcher sells chicken and goat meat.Any two sentences that use each word correctly.
19(1) steel (2) buy (3) new—
20(1) knew (2) to (3) here—