This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Homographs – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homographs Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the correct homograph.After the short movie he had enough time to a ..... at the barber shop. A) Clip (cut). B) Clip (brush against). C) Clip (fastener). D) Clip (movie). E) Clip (speed). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clip (cut). 2. I ..... you to tell me the truth A) ADJURE. B) ABJURE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ADJURE. 3. My mom said I am not ..... to go to the concert, so I can't read my book ..... during the show. A) Aloud, allowed. B) Allowed, aloud. C) Aloud, aloud. D) Allowed, allowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allowed, aloud. 4. I saw a wave of ducks flying south. A) To move back and forth. B) Water swell caused by wind or gravity. C) Large group of people or animals. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Large group of people or animals. 5. In the sentence, "I couldn't object to the plan because it seemed fair, " what is the part of speech of the word object? A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb. 6. What is the contraction for should have? A) Shouldn't. B) Should've. C) Should'nt. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should've. 7. The singer will ..... her CD tonight. A) Record. B) Object. C) Implant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Record. 8. Which of the following sentences uses the correct homograph? A) The wind was too strong to wind the sail. B) She shed a tear when she saw the tear in her dress. C) The lead actor forgot his lines and had to lead the scene. D) The dove dove into the water gracefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dove dove into the water gracefully. 9. Choose the correct homograph for the riddle. Outside on a diamond, a sphere you will throw;dress up and go dance, Cinderella did go. A) Ball. B) Duck. C) Left. D) Fan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ball. 10. What is the best was to ..... a cold? A) Contest. B) Combat. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Combat. 11. The host of Amal TV ..... one of the participants view. A) Centure. B) Censored. C) HOW RUDE OF THEM!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centure. 12. Which word will correctly fit BOTH ( ) blanks?I like to ( ) in the pool.Can I have a root beer ( )? A) Float. B) Soda. C) Swim. D) Sit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Float. 13. What is the contraction for they have? A) They're. B) They've. C) Theyve'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They've. 14. My mom uses ..... to make her famous chocolate cake. A) Flour. B) Flower. C) Floor. D) Flyer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flour. 15. Which sentence uses the red word in the same way as the sentence below?Please don't jam your papers into your desk. A) The band is going to have a jam session. B) I like to put jam on my toast. C) My sister likes to jam things into her backpack. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My sister likes to jam things into her backpack. 16. What is the meaning of the word 'bow' when referring to a hair accessory? A) A type of hairstyle. B) A type of hair dye. C) A decorative knot made of ribbon worn in the hair. D) A hairpin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A decorative knot made of ribbon worn in the hair. 17. Susie tried to swat the fly with her shoe. A) An insect. B) To move through the air. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An insect. 18. Which term describes words that are spelled the same but may have different meanings and/or pronunciations, like 'bow' (a knot) and 'bow' (to bend)? A) Homographs. B) Acronyms. C) Homophones. D) Antonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homographs. 19. When the cat wants to come inside, he will paw at the door. What does paw mean, as used in this sentence? A) An animal's foot. B) To scratch, scrape or hit. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To scratch, scrape or hit. 20. Heteronyms are a type of homophone A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Synonym for support, base, underpinning A) Pedigree. B) Annex. C) Cornerstone. D) Shackle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cornerstone. 22. The principal will page the student. A) Call. B) Piece of paper. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Call. 23. I did not like the game so I ..... out loud. A) Minute. B) Insistently. C) Intentionally. D) Grumbled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grumbled. 24. Select the homograph for the pair of meanings below.a. to press flatb. a yellow vegetable A) Squash. B) Bell pepper. C) Smash. D) Banana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Squash. 25. The wake knocked down the skier. A) Trail left behind a boat. B) Get up. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trail left behind a boat. 26. Which word pair is an example of a homograph? A) Dove (a bird) and dove (dived). B) Ate (consumed food) and eight (the number). C) See (to look) and sea (the ocean). D) Knight (a soldier) and night (darkness). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dove (a bird) and dove (dived). 27. In which sentence is the word project used as a verb (an action)? A) My science fair project is due on Friday. B) The director will project the movie onto the large screen. C) The final project took weeks to complete. D) He lives in a large housing project downtown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The director will project the movie onto the large screen. 28. What 2 words make up the contraction he'd? A) He had. B) He were. C) He is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had. 29. In which sentence is the word object used as a verb, with the stress on the second syllable (ob-JECT)? A) My main object is to finish my homework on time. B) He polished the silver object until it shone. C) What is that strange object on the table?. D) The lawyer will object to that question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The lawyer will object to that question. 30. Please remove the ..... A) REED. B) REDO. C) RED. D) RID. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) REED. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesHomographs Quiz 1Homographs Quiz 2Homographs Quiz 3Homographs Quiz 4Homographs Quiz 5Homographs Quiz 6Homographs Quiz 7Homographs Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books