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Homographs Quiz 13 (60 MCQs)

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1. Jenny and Ben introduced ..... to the party members.
2. In which sentence is content used as an adjective meaning 'satisfied, ' with stress on the second syllable (con-TENT)?
3. All are spelled correctly, except for:
4. What does 'ring' mean as a piece of jewelry?
5. Read the sentence: "The details in the drawing were so minute, you needed a magnifying glass to see them." What does minute mean here?
6. I put the boat in ..... , instead of reverse.
7. He had to duck his head to crawl through the tunnel.
8. In which sentence is the stress on the second syllable of 'present' (pre-SENT)?
9. To hit something
10. Fill in the blank with the synonym of the word in parenthesis. The teacher was ..... (pleased) with the students' progress.
11. Choose the correct homograph.While riding in the car, Cindy turned on the radio and immediately Beth screamed, "That's my ..... !"
12. She answered all of the questions right on the test.
13. Which sentence uses the red word in the same way as the sentence below?I put the papers in order.
14. Read the sentence:'After eating the whole pizza, the boy was finally content.' What does content mean here?
15. The ..... on the weekend is supposed to be sunny.
16. What is the meaning of record in the following sentence.-I had to record the times for the race.
17. The prisoners were kept in the hold.
18. Read the sentences below. Which one uses object with the stress on the second syllable (ob-JECT)?
19. Choose the correct homograph usage:
20. After a good meal and a long nap, the cat seemed very content. Which word is a synonym for 'content' as it is used in the sentence?
21. What does 'ball' mean as a toy?
22. The tree had shiny leaves and smooth bark.What does the word bark mean in the sentence below?
23. The hawk had brown feathers that were dappled with white marks.In the sentence above, what does the homograph dappled mean?
24. Select the pair of antonyms.
25. I saw a good movie.
26. Which sentence uses the word 'minute' in the same way as the sentence below? The details were minute.
27. Read the sentences:1. 'Please close the window.' 2. 'We are very close friends.' How does the word close function differently?
28. Fill in the blank with the correct word. We will go ..... after we finish our lesson.
29. Choose the sentence that uses the words 'their', 'there', and 'they're' correctly.
30. Which sentence uses the word close to mean 'near' or 'in proximity'?
31. Which word best completes both sentences?When you ..... a video, you stop it for a little while.There is a slight ..... after reading a sentence.
32. Male and mail/Berry and bury are .....
33. What is the primary characteristic of a homograph?
34. Smoking cigarettes was his vice.
35. The soldier swore he would never desert his comrades. What is the part of speech of desert in this sentence?
36. Select the pair of words that are synonyms.
37. In the sentence, "The details were so minute that I needed a magnifying glass, " what is the meaning and pronunciation of 'minute'?
38. Which is the demonstrative pronoun in the sentence "That is my town, itself is not very large as cities are."
39. What is the significance of accentuation in homographs?
40. Look at Buster's wagging tail / tale. You can tell he's excited!
41. Why are homographs important in language?
42. What does the word 'wind' mean when referring to moving air?
43. What is the meaning of the word row in the following sentence.-They will row the boat across the lake.
44. In the sentence, "My dog's lead got tangled around the park bench, " what does the word lead mean?
45. The actor took a deep bow after the performance. What does bow mean in this sentence?
46. Choose the correct homograph.After a car ride that seemed to take hours, Cindy quickly ..... the rest of her sandwich into her mouth.
47. Select the correct homograph.The thing that she most wanted was almost hers until her creepy little brother .....
48. Which sentence uses the word 'tear' in the same way as the sentence below? She had a tear in her dress.
49. What does 'ball' mean in the context of a dance?
50. She does not think that she can visit him.
51. The ship sailed up the coast.
52. In the word record, how does the meaning change when the stress moves from the first syllable (REC-ord) to the second (re-CORD)?
53. A student is writing a story and wants to describe a character wrapping a bandage around an injury. Which sentence uses a homograph correctly for this action?
54. What is:there, their, they're
55. The word 'bat' can refer to a piece of sporting equipment or a flying mammal. This is an example of a:
56. Select the correct homograph.After my performance, my mom gave me a ..... for doing such a good job.
57. There is a ..... in my jeans.
58. Mom made a pitcher of kool-aid for dinner.
59. The kids lined up in alphabetical ..... "May I take your ..... ?" he asked.Which word best completes both sentences?
60. In which sentence does the word tear mean "water from the eye" ?
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