This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Homographs – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homographs Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The details were so minute, I needed a magnifying glass to see them. What does minute mean here? A) A period of 60 seconds. B) The official notes from a meeting. C) Extremely small. D) Happening very quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extremely small. 2. I sent / cent the letter in the mail on Monday. A) Sent. B) Cent. C) Scent. D) Sit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sent. 3. Identify the meaning of the highlighted HomographYou missed the train by a minute. A) Notes made during the meeting. B) Very small in size. C) A unit of time. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A unit of time. 4. Which sentence uses the word 'bass' as a homograph? A) The bass guitar was out of tune. B) The bass fish was caught in the lake. C) The bass voice was deep and resonant. D) The bass drum was loud. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The bass guitar was out of tune. 5. Read the sentence:'After a long day, he was finally content with his work.' What does 'content' mean here? A) In a state of peaceful happiness or satisfaction. B) The topics or subjects in a book. C) To struggle or argue with someone. D) The amount of a particular substance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a state of peaceful happiness or satisfaction. 6. What is the meaning of the word 'bow' in the sentence 'She tied a bow in her hair'? A) Weapon used for shooting arrows. B) Decorative knot or loop. C) Gesture of respect or greeting. D) Type of musical instrument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decorative knot or loop. 7. Read the sentences:1. She was content with her project's grade. 2. The content of the box was a mystery. How does the word 'content' differ in these sentences? A) It is an adjective in sentence 1 and a noun in sentence 2. B) It is a noun in sentence 1 and a verb in sentence 2. C) It has the same meaning and function in both sentences. D) It is a verb in sentence 1 and an adjective in sentence 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is an adjective in sentence 1 and a noun in sentence 2. 8. Tom looks just like his brother.What does the word like mean in the sentence below? A) Same as. B) Enjoy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Same as. 9. 'I wound the tape'. identify the meaning of the Homograph that was highlighted in the sentence. A) Found. B) To arrange or coil around. C) Injury. D) Breathless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To arrange or coil around. 10. Fill in the blank with the correct word.Please grab ..... jacket for recess. A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 11. She's been unable to ..... much sympathy from the public for her venture. A) Elicit. B) Illicit. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elicit. 12. What topic did we saw this week? A) Indefinite pronouns. B) Homographs. C) Homophones. D) Synonyms/ Antonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homographs. 13. Did you ring the doorbell? A) To sound a bell. B) A piece of jewellery. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To sound a bell. 14. In which sentence does the word bass rhyme with 'ace'? A) He plays the bass guitar in a rock band. B) My dad caught a huge largemouth bass at the lake. C) The DJ turned up the bass to make the floor shake. D) Her voice has a very low, deep bass quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My dad caught a huge largemouth bass at the lake. 15. Which of the following pairs contains homographs? A) There / their. B) Read (present tense) / read (past tense). C) Two / too. D) Accept / except. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read (present tense) / read (past tense). 16. What is:wind, wind A) Homograph. B) Homophone. C) N/a. D) Homonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homograph. 17. Which word is a homograph with different parts of speech? A) Bat. B) Wind. C) Lead. D) Bow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bow. 18. Mark 1 word that completes BOTH sentences.If it gets too hot, turn the ..... on.I am a big ..... of the baseball team. A) Fan. B) Air. C) Player. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fan. 19. Select the correct homograph.He watched a short ..... on Youtube about WWII. A) Clip (fastener). B) Clip (cut). C) Clip (brush against). D) Clip (speed). E) Clip (movie). Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Clip (movie). 20. What is the meaning of homograph? A) Words that sound the same and have the same spellings. B) Words that have the same spellings but sound different. C) Words that sound the same but have different spellings. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Words that have the same spellings but sound different. 21. I dove into the lake. A) A kind of bird. B) Jumped head first. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jumped head first. 22. In the sentence, 'Don't forget to wind the clock before you go to bed, ' how is wind pronounced? A) The same as in 'a windy day'. B) To rhyme with 'find'. C) To rhyme with 'sinned'. D) The same as in 'window'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To rhyme with 'find'. 23. After the bike race, the cyclist had a deep wound on his knee. What is the meaning of wound? A) An injury to the body. B) A strong gust of air. C) Turned or twisted something. D) The past tense of 'to win'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An injury to the body. 24. In the sentence, 'The soldier swore he would not desert his team, ' what does the word 'desert' mean? A) A dry, sandy place. B) A sweet food served after a meal. C) To abandon or leave behind. D) To be worthy of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To abandon or leave behind. 25. Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence:The school's ..... gave a speech at the assembly. A) Principal. B) Principale. C) Principull. D) Principle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 26. Which term describes words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings, like 'see' and 'sea'? A) Homonyms. B) Synonyms. C) Homophones. D) Homographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homophones. 27. She had to pay a fine for littering. A) Good quality. B) Payment for unlawful act. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Payment for unlawful act. 28. "Well, I just realized it now, " Jenny admitted. "But don't you think I'd make a good director?" A) To accept as a member of a group. B) To allow to go into a place. C) To use as proof in a courtroom. D) To agree that something is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To agree that something is true. 29. Yesterday, I read the first chapter. The pronunciation of read in this sentence is the same as which word? A) Reed. B) Need. C) Raid. D) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red. 30. Did you ever go down to (see, sea) the cat? A) See. B) Sea. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) See. 31. Leo dove into the pool. A) Small white bird. B) The past tense of dive:to jump into water. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The past tense of dive:to jump into water. 32. What is:nose, knows A) Homonym. B) N/a. C) Homophone. D) Homograph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homophone. 33. What is an example of a homograph that is pronounced differently? A) Lead (to guide) vs. lead (a metal). B) Tear (to rip) vs. tear (a drop of liquid from the eye). C) Wind (to twist) vs. wind (air in motion). D) Row (a line) vs. row (to paddle a boat). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tear (to rip) vs. tear (a drop of liquid from the eye). 34. What does the word 'row' mean when referring to a disagreement? A) A peaceful discussion. B) A formal debate. C) A noisy argument or dispute. D) A casual conversation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noisy argument or dispute. 35. Sentence consists of subject, verb and ..... The people had to ..... to the new law passed by the government.Choose the right word that fits in both the sentences. A) Object. B) Complement. C) Celebrate. D) Ignore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object. 36. Choose the correct homograph for the riddle. This kind of bug is annoying and black;you get in a plane, on your way back. A) Well. B) Sock. C) Present. D) Fly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fly. 37. We turned left when we reached the fork in the road. A) Tool for eating, with two or more points at one end. B) Point where something divides into two parts. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Point where something divides into two parts. 38. Which pair of words are homographs? A) Ate / eight. B) There / their. C) Bat / bat. D) See / sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bat / bat. 39. Hello class, what day is Today? A) Today is Saturday. B) Today is Tuesday. C) Today is Friday. D) Today is Monday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Today is Friday. 40. Fill in the blank with the synonym of the word in parenthesis.Maria ..... (sniffed) the flowers her sister bought her. A) Displayed. B) Smelled. C) Admired. D) Picked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smelled. 41. Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence:The teacher asked the students to ..... their books to class every day. A) Brink. B) Bring. C) Brung. D) Brink. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bring. 42. The words our and hour share the same pronunciation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 43. Which sentence uses the word lead to mean 'a type of metal'? A) Who will lead the team in the next game?. B) The detective followed a new lead in the case. C) This old pipe is made of lead. D) You take the lead, and we'll follow you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This old pipe is made of lead. 44. I need to ..... my bike down this steep hill, so I don't go too fast. A) Break. B) Breack. C) Brake. D) Braik. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brake. 45. Which words belong in the blanks?I need ..... apples and some bananas ..... , so I should go ..... the store. A) Two / too / to. B) Too / two / to. C) Two / to / too. D) To / too / two. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two / too / to. 46. In the sentence, 'The archer used a bow to shoot the arrow, ' what does the word bow mean? A) To bend at the waist as a sign of respect. B) A weapon for shooting arrows. C) The front part of a ship. D) A knot tied with two loops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A weapon for shooting arrows. 47. Provide an example of a homograph and its meanings. A) The word 'row' can mean a line of things (noun) or to paddle a boat (verb). B) The word 'tear' can mean to rip (verb) or a drop of liquid from the eye (noun). C) The word 'bat' can mean a flying mammal (noun) or a piece of sports equipment (noun). D) The word 'lead' can mean to guide (verb) or a type of metal (noun). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The word 'lead' can mean to guide (verb) or a type of metal (noun). 48. Choose the correct homograph for the riddle. It becomes a prune when it sits in the sun;"would you like to go to a movie?" we would have fun! A) Date. B) Nail. C) Present. D) Gum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Date. 49. Which of the following is NOT a synonym for 'big'? A) Tiny. B) Large. C) Enormous. D) Huge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tiny. 50. What are words that have the same or similar meaning? A) Antonym. B) Homophone. C) Synonym. D) Homograph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synonym. 51. Fill in the blank with the correct word.I love my ..... class. A) Deer. B) Dear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dear. 52. Taylor is a very BRIGHT young girl. A) Smart or intelligent. B) Filled with light. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smart or intelligent. 53. The homograph bass has different pronunciations. When it means a type of fish, it rhymes with which word? A) Class. B) Dose. C) Choose. D) Face. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Class. 54. He will tap the nail with the hammer.$_{}$ A) Faucet. B) Strike lightly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strike lightly. 55. I know you want to lose some inches from your ..... , but you're still not allowed to ..... food. A) Waste, waste. B) Waist, waist. C) Waist, waste. D) Waste, waist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waist, waste. 56. In which sentence is the stress on the first syllable of record (REC-ord), making it a noun? A) Did you record the meeting for me?. B) Please record your voice for the project. C) They will record a new song tomorrow. D) She broke the world record for the 100-meter dash. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She broke the world record for the 100-meter dash. 57. In the sentence, "I can't believe I let my little brother lead the way; now we're lost!" what is the meaning of lead? A) To guide or be in charge. B) The graphite in a pencil. C) A leash for a dog. D) A heavy, toxic metal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To guide or be in charge. 58. The writer's message is known as the ..... A) Salutation. B) Heading. C) Closing. D) Body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Body. 59. It's not ..... to stare at people; it can make them uncomfortable. A) Palight. B) Polite. C) Pollight. D) Pelite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polite. 60. Which sentence uses the correct word? The dog is wagging ..... tail because it's happy. A) Its. B) It's. C) Its'. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 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