This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Homophones – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homophones Quiz 17 (57 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Can you come ..... ? A) Hear. B) Heer. C) Here. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Here. 2. ..... going to be the best year of school! A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 3. Try to roll the egg down the hill. A) A type of bread. B) To turn over and over. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To turn over and over. 4. The new blue pillows perfectly ..... the gray sofa. A) Complyment. B) Complement. C) Compliment. D) Complament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complement. 5. It was just a ..... error. A) Miner. B) Minor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minor. 6. We rented the house by the ..... A) Sea. B) See. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sea. 7. Which word is used incorrectly in the sentence:'Your going to be late for the movie if you don't hurry!' A) Your. B) Late. C) Movie. D) Hurry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 8. Which word best completes the sentence? The school's main ..... is that all students should be treated with respect. A) Principled. B) Principle. C) Principal. D) Principale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principle. 9. Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence: "The teacher gave me a ..... on my project." A) Complement. B) Compliment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compliment. 10. The special ..... of the new superhero movie were so realistic that I felt like I was flying. A) Efects. B) Afects. C) Effects. D) Affects. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Effects. 11. I was so hungry, I ate the ..... pizza. A) Hole. B) Whole. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whole. 12. Which set of words correctly fills the blanks? I have ..... tickets ..... the game, and I'd like you to come, ..... ! A) Two, too, to. B) To, too, two. C) Two, to, too. D) Too, two, to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two, to, too. 13. Did you ..... this essay? A) Write. B) Right. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Write. 14. Alec is going to (a) his work boots today. A) A. wear. B) Ware. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. wear. 15. Tom ..... hair is crazy! A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 16. Every morning my father likes to look at the ..... on the grass. A) Due. B) Dew. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dew. 17. Which word correctly completes the sentence:Can I have a ..... of that pizza, please? A) Piece. B) Peace. C) Peice. D) Peas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Piece. 18. Which word completes the following sentence?I need a cup of ..... to make a cake. A) Flower. B) Flour. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flour. 19. Select the homophone for 'flour'. A) Floor. B) Flourish. C) Flower. D) Flour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flower. 20. I only had one wound after I crashed my bike. A) A cut or scrape. B) To be wrapped around something. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A cut or scrape. 21. Which is a homophone for the word tale? A) Tall. B) Take. C) Tail. D) Tan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tail. 22. This is ..... dog, Ralph. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 23. I will ..... my friend. A) Meat. B) Meet. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meet. 24. We painted the ..... house green. A) Whole. B) Hole. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whole. 25. When you see a homograph in a text, how can you find out what it means? A) Spell it backwards. B) Using context clues. C) Crying for help. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using context clues. 26. The words Fly (an insect) and Fly (to ascend) are A) Homonyms. B) Homophones. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homonyms. 27. Identify the correct homophone to complete the sentence:The poet's words were ..... to the audience's ears. A) Suite. B) Sweet. C) Swat. D) Sweat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sweet. 28. My dog caught her ..... in the slamming door and it broke. A) Tayle. B) Tail. C) Tale. D) Tial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tail. 29. The cat caught the ..... of a mouse. A) Scent. B) Cent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scent. 30. That shoe hurts my ..... A) Heel. B) Heal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heel. 31. Select the correct homophone for the sentence:The ..... of the story was unexpected. A) Tale. B) Tail. C) Tall. D) Tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tale. 32. Throw the ball to the pitcher. A) A party with dancing. B) A round toy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A round toy. 33. What is the homophone for 'pair'? A) Pare. B) Pare. C) Pear. D) Peer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pear. 34. Why is sentence context essential for choosing between homophones like 'knew' and 'new'? A) Context reveals if the meaning is about knowledge or being recent. B) Context changes the pronunciation of the words. C) One word is always a verb and the other is always a number. D) Context is not important; they can be used interchangeably. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Context reveals if the meaning is about knowledge or being recent. 35. Choose the correct word:I like my pizza with (a lot, allot, alot) of extra cheese. A) A lot. B) Allot. C) Alot. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A lot. 36. Which of the following pairs of words are homophones? A) Read (present tense) / read (past tense). B) Begin / start. C) Run / jog. D) Desert / dessert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desert / dessert. 37. This book is for ..... A) Sail. B) Sale. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sale. 38. If you drop the glass, it will ..... A) Break. B) Brake. C) Brak. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Break. 39. "Help me!" Amanda screamed. Which word is a synonym for screamed? A) Thought. B) Yelled. C) Sang. D) Whispered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yelled. 40. Which word describes something that tastes like sugar? A) Suite. B) Sweet. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sweet. 41. After being sick, I felt so ..... A) Weak. B) Week. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weak. 42. We sat down after we paid the ..... A) Fare. B) Fair. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fare. 43. Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence: "The ..... of France is Paris." A) Capital. B) Capitol. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capital. 44. Why is using the correct homophone important for clear communication? A) It makes your writing longer and more complex. B) It shows you have a large vocabulary, even if the meaning is wrong. C) It ensures your reader understands the exact meaning you intend to convey. D) It is only important in formal essays, not in texts or emails. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It ensures your reader understands the exact meaning you intend to convey. 45. Choose the correct homophone for this sentence:I need to ..... the book before the library closes. A) A) borrow. B) B) burrow. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) borrow. 46. When my aunt lost her sense of hearing, she learned how to sign and lip-read. A) Write your name on something. B) Communicate by using sign language. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Communicate by using sign language. 47. The maid cleans the room. A) A person who works at a hotel. B) To put something together. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person who works at a hotel. 48. I would like to walk past ..... soon and gaze at the scenery. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 49. Choose the correct word:I will be flying (to, too, two) London at the beginning of the summer. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 50. The dancers took a bow after the performance. A) A piece of fabric worn in hair. B) An action after completing a performance. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An action after completing a performance. 51. My ..... ache from walking. A) Feat. B) Feet. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feet. 52. I like my cheese burgers plain. A) Nothing extra, only the basics. B) A way of traveling from one place to another. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nothing extra, only the basics. 53. She ..... me an email. A) Scent. B) Sent. C) Cent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sent. 54. Which word refers to a building where a legislative body meets? A) Capital. B) Capitol. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capitol. 55. This is the first time I've been on a plane. A) Nothing extra, only the basics. B) A way of traveling from one place to another. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A way of traveling from one place to another. 56. ..... not home right now so we'll leave a note in the mailbox. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 57. Read the text message:'I can't wait for the concert! I'll meat you by the main entrance.' Which word is used incorrectly? A) Wait. B) By. C) Meat. D) Main. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meat. ← PreviousRelated 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