This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Homographs – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homographs Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The queen will (rein, rain, reign) forever? A) Rein. B) Rain. C) Reign. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reign. 2. What are words that sounds the same but are spelled differently? A) Antonym. B) Homograph. C) Synonym. D) Homophone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homophone. 3. Select the correct homograph to complete the sentence.Let us ..... at 2pm outside the library. A) Meet. B) Meat. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meet. 4. What 2 words make up the contraction weren't? A) We not. B) Was not. C) Were not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were not. 5. Fill in the blank with the correct word. I must ..... what is your favorite color? A) Know. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Know. 6. I deserted my friend because they were not being polite. Deserted is a A) Noun. B) Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 7. In the sentence, "Did you see who will lead the school assembly tomorrow?" what does the word 'lead' mean? A) The main part in a play. B) To guide or direct. C) A dog's leash. D) A type of heavy metal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To guide or direct. 8. Read the sentence:'The band will perform a live show tonight.' Which of the following sentences uses 'live' with the same meaning and pronunciation? A) I hope to live a long and happy life. B) We watched a live broadcast of the game. C) Where do you live?. D) The wires were live and very dangerous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We watched a live broadcast of the game. 9. What is the meaning of the word 'content' in the sentence 'She was content with her exam results'? A) Satisfied or happy. B) Unhappy or disappointed. C) Angry or frustrated. D) Confused or uncertain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satisfied or happy. 10. Choose the correct homograph for the riddle. Where did you go? You went out the door;This direction is not right, need I say more? A) Left. B) Pitcher. C) Well. D) Pupil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 11. Which word works with both sentences? The boys likes to ..... with the bat. Who wants to go to see the new ..... ? A) Swing. B) Play. C) Run. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Play. 12. Which sentence uses the correct word? My friends are waiting over ..... A) Thar. B) There. C) They're. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 13. In the sentence, "He wound the bandage tightly around the cut on his arm, " which word is a synonym for wound as it is used here? A) Cried. B) Injury. C) Wrapped. D) Breeze. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wrapped. 14. All of the students were present today. A) A gift. B) Here. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Here. 15. Which word below means "a short, sharp sound" ? It is a homograph for the word defined below.the tough, outer covering of a tree A) Bark. B) Gnaw. C) Growl. D) Whine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bark. 16. Please call me when dinner is ready. A) Name. B) Ask or order to come. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ask or order to come. 17. Which sentence uses the word 'tear' as a homograph? A) A tear rolled down her cheek. B) He will tear the fabric. C) The fabric has a tear. D) She will tear the paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A tear rolled down her cheek. 18. Fill in the blank with the correct answer. A book that provides you with synonyms and antonyms are called a ..... A) Encyclopedia. B) Dictionary. C) Thesaurus. D) Magazine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thesaurus. 19. In the sentence 'The instructions included a very minute detail that was easy to miss, ' how is the word minute pronounced? A) Like 'mint.'. B) The same as the unit of time. C) Like 'my-NOOT, ' with stress on the second syllable. D) Like 'MIN-it, ' with stress on the first syllable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like 'my-NOOT, ' with stress on the second syllable. 20. The farmer has a duck in the farm. A) To bow or dip suddenly. B) A water bird with a broad blunt bill, short legs and webbed feet. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A water bird with a broad blunt bill, short legs and webbed feet. 21. "graph" in the word "homograph" means:spell A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Guilty, innocent A) Antonyms. B) Synonyms. C) Homophones. D) Homographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antonyms. 23. That was not an accident, she did it ..... ! A) Insistently. B) Intentionally. C) Minute. D) Neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intentionally. 24. Read the sentences:1. 'I need to desert this place.' 2. 'The cactus grows in the desert.' How does the meaning of desert change? A) It is a verb 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 means a sweet food in both sentences. D) The meaning does not change, only the pronunciation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a verb in sentence 1 and a noun in sentence 2. 25. Select the homograph for the pair of meanings below.a. lame walk or stepb. not stiff A) Light. B) Limp. C) Leg. D) Limb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limp. 26. True or False:Is the correct homophone used in the sentence below? My dad pressed on the break when a dog ran out in front of his car. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. Spring is my favourite time of the year A) A season. B) A coil of metal that bounces. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A season. 28. Which statement best defines a homograph? A) Words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. 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: B) Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. 29. What KIND of ice cream did you eat yesterday? A) A type of something. B) Caring. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A type of something. 30. In the sentence, 'The soccer team had to forfeit the game, ' what is the meaning of the homophone 'forfeit'? A) To win easily. B) To have four feet. C) To lose or give up as a penalty. D) To celebrate a victory. 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