This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Homophone Usage – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homophone Usage Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I (knew/new) that she would be here. A) Knew. B) New. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knew. 2. She likes to (weigh/way) her options. A) Weigh. B) Way. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weigh. 3. Select the correct homophone: "We will ..... the new project next week." A) Start. B) Starch. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Start. 4. Select the correct homophone: "The ..... flew gracefully in the sky." A) Plane. B) Plain. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plane. 5. Select the correct homophone: "The ..... was too intense for me." A) Sun. B) Son. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 6. I heard a loud (brake/break) on the road. A) Brake. B) Break. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Break. 7. Do you prefer (peace/piece) over conflict? A) Peace. B) Piece. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peace. 8. Which homophone fits the sentence: "The ..... was perfect for the wedding." A) Aisle. B) Isle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aisle. 9. We (won/won) the game last night. A) Won. B) Won. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Won. 10. The (sea/see) is so peaceful today. A) Sea. B) See. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sea. 11. I (herd/hurt) the animals in the field. A) Herd. B) Hurt. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hurt. 12. Can you (hear/here) the music playing? A) Hear. B) Here. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hear. 13. Identify the error: "The bird flew over it's nest." A) Over should be past. B) Bird should be birds. C) It's should be its. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's should be its. 14. The use of ..... engines boosts the power of the vehicle. A) Duel. B) Dual. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dual. 15. Mom and dad lost (a) car in the parking lot. A) There. B) A. their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. their. 16. The teacher (allowed/aloud) us to leave early. A) Allowed. B) Aloud. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allowed. 17. He couldn't (bare/bear) the cold. A) Bare. B) Bear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bear. 18. Which word fits best? "We walked ..... the library on our way home." A) Past. B) Their. C) Passed. D) It's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past. 19. I will (meet/meat) you after school. A) Meet. B) Meat. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meet. 20. I have a (feeling/feeling) that it will rain. A) Feeling. B) Feeling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feeling. 21. He has a (steel/steal) heart. A) Steel. B) Steal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steel. 22. The doctor sees several ..... at the hospital before going into his office for the day. A) Patience. B) Patients. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patients. 23. Which word fits best? "The students left their coats over ..... " A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) It's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 24. We (won/wone) the contest last year. A) Won. B) Wone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Won. 25. The (whole/wholly) truth is unknown. A) Whole. B) Wholly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whole. 26. A slave or peasant A) Surf. B) Serf. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Serf. 27. We (won/one) the game last night. A) Won. B) One. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Won. 28. That lot by the mall is the future ..... of the town's new recreation center. A) Site. B) Sight. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Site. 29. Select the correct homophone: "I need a new ..... of shoes for the party." A) Pear. B) Pair. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pair. 30. Which homophone fits the sentence: "The ..... in his voice was unmistakable." A) Pause. B) Paws. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pause. 31. Fill in the blank: " ..... never going to believe what just happened!" A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 32. He had a (sale/sail) sign in his window. A) Sale. B) Sail. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sale. 33. He is a (principle/principal) of the school. A) Principle. B) Principal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principal. 34. Please (accept/except) my apology. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 35. They (flour/flower) bloomed in the garden. A) Flour. B) Flower. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flower. 36. Can you (a) the teacher's question? A) Here. B) A. hear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. hear. 37. Fill in the blank: "The family celebrated ..... grandmother's birthday." A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 38. The (stationary/stationery) store is closed. A) Stationary. B) Stationery. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stationery. 39. We (council/counsel) will meet tomorrow. A) Council. B) Counsel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Counsel. 40. Identify the correct homophone: "She wrote a ..... to her friend in France." A) Letter. B) Latter. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Letter. 41. Pam will (a) her new dress to the party. A) Where. B) A. wear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. wear. 42. The (right/write) decision was made. A) Right. B) Write. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 43. I love to (read/reed) books. A) Read. B) Reed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Read. 44. He was (flour/flower) with a gift. A) Flour. B) Flower. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flower. 45. Do you (accept/except) the invitation? A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 46. Which sentence best uses passed/past correctly? A) We walked passed the library yesterday. B) She passed the test and felt proud. C) They past the park on their way home. D) He has pass the ball to me twice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She passed the test and felt proud. 47. She (bare/bear) walked through the forest. A) Bare. B) Bear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bear. 48. I had to (steal/steel) the answer. A) Steal. B) Steel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Steel. 49. He had to (sell/cell) his car. A) Sell. B) Cell. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sell. 50. The dog (barked/marked) loudly at the cat. A) Barked. B) Marked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barked. 51. He will (sew/sow) the seeds in the garden. A) Sew. B) Sow. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sow. 52. Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence: "The ..... was delicious." A) Steak. B) Stake. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steak. 53. I can't (wait/weight) to see the movie. A) Wait. B) Weight. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wait. 54. I heard a (break/brake) sound. A) Break. B) Brake. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brake. 55. I (meet/meat) him at the party last night. A) Meet. B) Meat. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meet. 56. I need to (scent/sent) this package. A) Scent. B) Sent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sent. 57. Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence: "The ..... of the book was torn." A) Cover. B) Clover. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cover. 58. I (knight/night) to remember this day. A) Knight. B) Night. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Night. 59. We must (sail/sale) through the storm. A) Sail. B) Sale. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sail. 60. Which sentence uses past correctly? A) He past me the ball during the game. B) We studied the history of the past century. C) She passed my house every morning. D) Its past time to go home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We studied the history of the past century. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesHomophone Usage Quiz 2Homophone Usage Quiz 3Accept Vs. Except QuizAffect Vs Effect QuizCommon Mistakes QuizCommon Modifier Errors QuizCommon Usage Errors QuizCommon Word Errors Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books