This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Homophones – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homophones Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I have ..... movie before A) Seen. B) Scene. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seen. 2. Analyze the sentence and identify the homophone error:'I would rather have a pear then an apple for a snack.' A) The word 'have' should be 'had'. B) The word 'then' should be 'than'. C) The word 'snack' is misspelled. D) The word 'pear' should be 'pair'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The word 'then' should be 'than'. 3. The turtle has a shell on ..... back. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 4. Which word refers to the introduction of a book? A) Forward. B) Foreword. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreword. 5. A ..... has seven days. A) Week. B) Weak. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Week. 6. Can I borrow your shirt? A) Belonging to someone else. B) Meaning "you are" . C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Belonging to someone else. 7. I took a ..... at the baby. A) Peak. B) Peek. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peek. 8. Which word refers to the state of the atmosphere at a place and time? A) Whether. B) Weather. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weather. 9. Which statement best explains the difference between 'accept' and 'except'? A) 'Accept' means to receive, and 'except' means to exclude. B) 'Accept' means to exclude, and 'except' means to receive. C) Both words mean the same thing but are spelled differently. D) 'Accept' is a noun, and 'except' is a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Accept' means to receive, and 'except' means to exclude. 10. For your research paper, you must ..... your sources properly. A) Side. B) Cite. C) Sight. D) Site. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cite. 11. Choose the correct word:Did you ask Debbie and Oscar if (there, their, they're) coming over? A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 12. Choose the correct word:(Whose, Who's) umbrella is this on the ground? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 13. After the long hike, my muscles were ..... for two days. A) Sour. B) Sore. C) Soar. D) Saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sore. 14. We went ..... the tunnel at Funplex. A) Through. B) Threw. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through. 15. Which word correctly completes the sentence: "Don't forget to bring ..... science project to school tomorrow." A) Yours. B) Your. C) You're. D) Yore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 16. Find the error in the sentence:I would rather have a cookie then a piece of cake. A) The word 'piece' should be 'peace'. B) The word 'I' should be 'Eye'. C) The word 'would' should be 'wood'. D) The word 'then' should be 'than'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The word 'then' should be 'than'. 17. Mom cooked ..... for dinner. A) Meet. B) Meat. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meat. 18. I was very ..... last weekend because my friends went to the villagewithout informing me. A) Bored. B) Board. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bored. 19. Which word describes a rough or harsh voice? A) Horse. B) Hoarse. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hoarse. 20. There is a ..... in my new shirt. A) Whole. B) Hole. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hole. 21. This school is awesome, and ..... going to have a great year! A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 22. My dog always digs ..... in the backyard. A) Wholes. B) Holes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Holes. 23. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:My phone is ringing, but ..... in the other room. A) Is't. B) Its'. C) Its. D) It's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's. 24. A skunk had a strong ..... A) Sent. B) Scent. C) Cent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scent. 25. Select the correct homophone that fits in the sentence below:They forgot to take ..... Vogue Magazine with them! A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 26. Nobody ..... what you are thinking. A) Knows. B) Nose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knows. 27. Analyze the sentence:'I would rather play video games then do my homework.' Which word is used incorrectly and what is the correction? A) 'then' should be 'than'. B) 'rather' should be 'rarer'. C) The sentence is correct as written. D) 'do' should be 'due'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'then' should be 'than'. 28. Choose the correct homophone:The wind will ..... the leaves away. A) Bair. B) Bore. C) Bare. D) Bear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bare. 29. Can I go to the party ..... ? A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 30. I'll tell you ..... responsibility it is to feed the dog. A) Who's. B) Whose. C) Whos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 31. Which words correctly fill the blanks? In the ..... few weeks, I've ..... all my final exams. A) Passed, passed. B) Past, past. C) Past, passed. D) Passed, past. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past, passed. 32. Which word means something that completes or goes well with something? A) Complement. B) Compliment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complement. 33. That witch is actually very nice. A) To have an option available. B) A green woman who rides on a broom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A green woman who rides on a broom. 34. Please sit ..... me on the bus this afternoon. A) By. B) Buy. C) Bye. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 35. The student government ..... met to discuss the plans for the school dance. A) Cancel. B) Counsel. C) Consul. D) Council. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Council. 36. I am ..... the room color from dark blue to light blue. A) Lightening. B) Lightning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lightening. 37. Which sentence correctly uses the homophones 'their' and 'there'? A) They're going to the park over there. B) There going to the park over their. C) Their going to the park over their. D) Their going to the park over there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're going to the park over there. 38. I'd like to eat a ..... of cake. A) Peace. B) Piece. C) Peece. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Piece. 39. ..... jacket is just here on the floor? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 40. What is the definition of a homophone? A) Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. B) Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. C) Words that have opposite meanings. D) Words that have similar meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. 41. Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence: "The baker used a lot of ..... to make the bread." A) Flower. B) Flour. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flour. 42. I am going to ..... two new video games this weekend. A) Buy. B) By. C) Bye. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buy. 43. Which is an antonym for the word happy? A) Joyful. B) Lazy. C) Glad. D) Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sad. 44. Which word is an antonym for the word sleepy? A) Loud. B) Awake. C) Tired. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tired. 45. ..... new sweatshirt looks cozy and comfortable. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 46. I ..... the baseball to Jace. A) Threw. B) Through. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Threw. 47. Complete this sentence:This puppy's ..... are very large and furry! A) Paws. B) Pause. C) Eye. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paws. 48. In the context of English literature, which homophone pair is correctly used in the sentence? 'The ..... of the story was not immediately ..... to the readers.' A) Principal, principal. B) Principle, principal. C) Principle, principle. D) Principal, principle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principle, principal. 49. The roll was good with butter. A) A type of bread. B) To turn over and over. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A type of bread. 50. Hadil has a (a) in her shoulder. A) Pane. B) A. pain. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. pain. 51. The librarian said we were not ..... to speak ..... in the quiet reading area. A) Aloud, allowed. B) Allowed, aloud. C) Aloud, aloud. D) Allowed, allowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allowed, aloud. 52. Analyze the sentence and identify the error:The dog wagged it's tail when it saw me. A) There is no error in the sentence. B) The word 'saw' should be 'see'. C) The word 'tail' should be 'tale'. D) The word 'it's' should be 'its'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The word 'it's' should be 'its'. 53. Identify the homophone for 'knight'. A) Night. B) Knot. C) Note. D) Nigh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Night. 54. What is the primary difference in the usage of 'to', 'too', and 'two'? A) 'To' is a number, 'too' is a place, and 'two' is a preposition. B) 'To' is a preposition or infinitive, 'too' means also or excessively, and 'two' is the number 2. C) 'To' means also, 'too' is the number 2, and 'two' is a preposition. D) They are all interchangeable and mean the same thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'To' is a preposition or infinitive, 'too' means also or excessively, and 'two' is the number 2. 55. The answer is ..... A) Know. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 56. The handsome man was very ..... A) Vain. B) Vane. C) Vein. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vain. 57. Select the correct homophone:The teacher will ..... the students' papers. A) Greet. B) Grate. C) Grade. D) Great. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grade. 58. His answer was not ..... A) Right. B) Write. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 59. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:The deep blue of the curtains was a perfect ..... to the light gray walls. A) Comply. B) Compliment. C) Complement. D) Component. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complement. 60. My broken arm will ..... A) Heal. B) Heel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heal. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesHomophones Quiz 1Homophones Quiz 2Homophones Quiz 3Homophones Quiz 4Homophones Quiz 5Homophones Quiz 6Homophones Quiz 7Homophones Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books