Homophones for Class 7

In this article we will be learning, what are Homophones? Their types, and examples. We will help you to understand this topic and explore more with the help of worksheets and PDF. Now, let’s get started.

Definition of Homophones: There are various words in English that have similar sounds but different meanings, they are words with different spellings and meanings, and these are called homophones.

There are many words where students get confused, we have listed down a few according to the CBSE curriculum:-

1. Allowed– Children are allowed to play in the park.
   Aloud– Read the chapter aloud.
2. Beside– Rahul is sitting beside the seashore.
   Besides– Cookies were served besides coffee.
3. Blew– The conductor blew the whistle and children started entering the bus.
   Blue– The sky is blue in color.
4. Brake– The driver applied the brake as there was a car in front of him.
   Break– Children often break their toys.
5. Cast– You can cast your votes tomorrow.
   Caste– The caste system is followed in India.
6. Ceiling– Your ceiling is beautiful.
   Sealing– The sealing of these goods was done by a government officer.
7. Complement–  Some verbs require a complement to construct a meaningful predicate.
   Compliment– She received a compliment from her boss that she was looking beautiful in that pink dress.
8. Dairy– Mother asked you to bring from the dairy.
   Diary– I write all my appointments in my diary.
9. Desert– Please tell me where is Saharah desert.
   Dessert– I will have a piece of chocolate cake for dessert.
10. Dose– The doctor told me to have one dose of that medicine.
    Doze– I dozed off at the office today.
11. Except– All the eggs were broken except one in the basket.
    Expect– He is expecting too much for his salary.
12. Find– She wanted to find a suitable dress for herself.
    Fined– Riya was fined for damaging the college property.
13. Floor– She was moping the floor.
    Flour– Wheat is turned into flour.
14. Gait– Her gait looks impressive.
    Gate– The gate of the house is open.
15. Heal– Her wound will heal up soon as the nurse is giving the medicines.
    Heel– High heel shoes are very much in fashion.
16. Honour– Mirabai is an honour for our country.
    Owner– Who is the owner of this car?
17. Ideal– MS Dhoni is my ideal.
    Idle– My sister wastes her time by sitting idle.
18. Liter– We want 1 liter of milk.
    Litter– Do not litter in the park.
19. Loan– The bank sanctioned the loan for her startup.
    Lone– I was lone on the train.
20. Marry– Will you marry her?
    Merry– Merry Christmas to all
21. Meat– A butcher sells meat.
    Meet– Can you meet me at the railway station?
22. Meter– Pay the fare according to the reading of the meter.
    Metre– She purchased four meters for her gown.
23. None– None of these was the option.
    Nun– A nun is a woman who belongs to a religious order.
24. Pair– He bought a new pair of shoes for himself.
    Pare–Pare your nails regularly.
25. Peace– South Korea has more peace than North Korea.
    Piece– Give me a piece of paper to draw a circle.
26. Principal– My mother was appointed as the principal of that school.
    Principle– He was a man of his principles.
27. Quiet– Hill stations are quiet places to live.
    Quite– It is quite difficult to drive for such a long distance.
28. Stationary– The sun is stationary and all the planets revolve around it.
    Stationery– I got this pen from a stationery shop.
29. Vain– Have you heard a story of vain on the stage?
    Vein– There are millions of veins in our body according to biology.
30. Wait– Wait and watch till what happens.
    Weight– He looks slim I am guessing his weight is not more than 65kg.

Types of Homophones for class 7

There are two types of Homophones:-

1. Homographs
2. Hetrographs

1. Homographs

Homographs are two or greater phrases that are spelled equally but have unique meanings and origins. Homographs are phrases that can sound different and have identical spelling.

Examples :

2. Hetrographs

The phrases that have distinctive spellings but sound the same are called Hetrographs. Their pronunciation is the same but has different spellings and different meanings.

Examples:

Worksheet for Homophones Class 7

Exercise: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate homophone given in the bracket:-

1. The shopkeeper sells ink, paper, chart paper, books, and envelopes in his___________shop. (stationary, stationery)
2. It is her __________ to insult others. (habit, custom)
3. Give me a nail cutter, I want to ________ my nails. (pare, pair)
4. That deep wound took a long period of time to ________. (heal, heel)
5. My pet drinks one ______ of milk every day. (litre, litter)
6. Indian constitution gives ________ to all. (freedom, liberty)
7. All the students _______ Rohan attended the classes. (except, expect)
8. Please ________ my letter to the earliest. (reply, answer)
9. Can I have the _______ of introducing my friends? (honour, owner)
10. There was an excellent variety of wine at the __________. (fair, fare)
11. He _______ an apple daily. (eight, ate)
12. The baby is crying _______. (allowed, aloud) 
13. The tree is all _______. (bare, bear)
14. I love her in ______ beautiful dress. ( blue, blew)
15. He _____ his flower pot. (break, brake)
16. They  _____ a shoe for their kid. (buy, bye)
17. He has been sending a letter _____ her (for, four)
18. He closes all the _____ of his house. (gate, gait)
19. Her ____ was so long. (jeans, Genes)
20. Rahul could not ______ anything through loud music (hear, here)
21. She will bring a _____ for her birthday. (Knew, new)
22. The accident happened at last _______. (night, Knight)
23. She tie a ______ last night with her best friend. (knot, not)
24. He took a _____ to buy a car for his sister. (loan, Lone)
25. The first _____ of English was taught yesterday. (lesson, lessen)
26. She completed her ______ for teaching. (coarse, course)
27. Myra takes _____ from the bakery shop. (write, right)
28. She gifted a beautiful bouquet of _____ to her sister. (flour, flowers)
29. I was waiting for her ______ last night. (mail, male)
30. She won a ______ in her academics. (meddle, medal)

Answers:

1. Stationary
2. Habit
3. Pare
4. Heal
5. Litre
6. Freedom
7. Except
8. Reply
9. Honour
10. Fair
11. ate
12. aloud
13. bare
14. blue
15. break
16. buy
17. for
18. gate
19. jeans
20. hear
21. new
22. night
23. knot
24. loan
25. lesson
26. course
27. right
28. flowers
29. mail
30. medal

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