Year 5/6 homophones (aloud/allowed, stationary/stationery)

Question 1

Read the question. Which word means "a small island"?

• A. aisle
• B. isle

Question 2

Choose the correct word. A phone is a clever ___.

• A. devise
• B. device

Question 3

Read the question. Which word means "very tired"?

• A. wary
• B. weary

Question 4

Choose the correct word. Walk down the middle ___ of the plane.

• A. aisle
• B. isle

Question 5

Read the question. Which word means "a sweet course at the end of a meal"?

• A. dessert
• B. desert

Question 6

Choose the correct word. We bought pens and envelopes from the ___ shop.

• A. stationery
• B. stationary

Question 7

Read the question. Which word means "very tired"?

• A. weary
• B. wary

Question 8

Choose the correct word. Being fair to everyone is an important ___.

• A. principle
• B. principal

Question 9

Read the question. Which word means "not moving"?

• A. stationery
• B. stationary

Question 10

Choose the correct word. We had ice cream for ___.

• A. desert
• B. dessert

Question 11

Read the question. Which word means "paper, pens and envelopes"?

• A. stationary
• B. stationery

Question 12

Choose the correct word. Ella ___ the ball to me.

• A. past
• B. passed

Question 13

Read the question. Which word means "allowed to happen"?

• A. aloud
• B. allowed

Question 14

Choose the correct word. Many bridges are made of ___.

• A. steel
• B. steal

Question 15

Read the question. Which word means "very tired"?

• A. wary
• B. weary

Question 16

Choose the correct word. A phone is a clever ___.

• A. devise
• B. device