This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Homographs – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homographs Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does 'spring' mean as a coil? A) A coil of metal that bounces. B) A mechanical device that stores energy. C) A type of water source. D) A season of the year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A coil of metal that bounces. 2. The bag is light. A) Not heavy. B) To make brighter. C) To cause to catch on fire. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not heavy. 3. The boy liked to spin his top. A) Opposite of bottom. B) A spinning toy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A spinning toy. 4. Ohtani's fine performance would ..... the team to victory ..... is one of the metals.Choose the right word that fits in both the sentences. A) Gold. B) Car. C) Pushed. D) Lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lead. 5. Which sentence uses the homograph correctly? A) The wind blew the leaves away. B) She will wind the clock every morning. C) The wind was too strong to wind the kite. D) The wind is calm today. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She will wind the clock every morning. 6. The word object can be a noun (a thing) or a verb (to protest). How does the pronunciation usually change between these two meanings? A) The vowel sound changes. B) The stress shifts from the first syllable to the second syllable. C) The pronunciation does not change at all. D) The 'c' is silent in one version. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The stress shifts from the first syllable to the second syllable. 7. What is an example of a homograph that has different pronunciations? A) Lead (to guide) and lead (a metal). B) Tear (to rip) and tear (a drop of liquid from the eye). C) Wind (to turn) and wind (air in motion). D) Row (a line) and row (to paddle a boat). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tear (to rip) and tear (a drop of liquid from the eye). 8. Which word is a homograph with different meanings? A) Treble. B) Bass. C) Soprano. D) Alto. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bass. 9. Which sentence uses the word 'row' as a homograph? A) The row of chairs was empty. B) They had a row about the decision. C) He will row the boat. D) The row of trees was beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They had a row about the decision. 10. Read the sentence and choose the correct definition. The bark of the tree was rough against her skin. A) The sound a dog makes. B) The outer covering of a tree. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The outer covering of a tree. 11. What month are we in? A) April. B) March. C) January. D) November. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) November. 12. Which sentence uses entrance as a verb meaning 'to captivate, ' with stress on the second syllable (en-TRANCE)? A) Please wait for me by the front entrance. B) The main entrance to the stadium was crowded. C) The magician's amazing performance will entrance the audience. D) We couldn't find the entrance to the hidden trail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The magician's amazing performance will entrance the audience. 13. As the mailman delivered the mail, he heard a loud bark from inside the house. A) Tree covering. B) A dog's noise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dog's noise. 14. In which sentence does the word wound mean "an injury" ? A) He wound the old clock before he went to bed. B) The nurse carefully cleaned the patient's wound. C) The long and wound road led up the mountain. D) The snake wound itself around the tree branch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The nurse carefully cleaned the patient's wound. 15. He rose from his chair to answer the door. A) Moved higher. B) A kind of flower. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moved higher. 16. Which sentence uses the word 'row' in the same way as the sentence below? They had a row about the decision. A) The row of chairs was empty. B) She learned to row the boat. C) The row was loud and disruptive. D) He sat in the front row. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The row was loud and disruptive. 17. The toy boat can't sink. A) Where you wash up. B) Go under water. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go under water. 18. Which sentence uses the pronunciation of close that rhymes with 'rose'? A) We are very close friends. B) Please close the door quietly. C) The grocery store is close to my house. D) Don't stand so close to the edge of the platform. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Please close the door quietly. 19. "defenceless" and "vulnerable" are ..... A) SYNONYM. B) ANTONYM. C) HOMOPHONE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SYNONYM. 20. Which word is a homograph for 'bass' in the sentence 'He caught a big bass in the lake'? A) Baste. B) Bust. C) Base. D) Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fish. 21. Same sound, different meaning ..... A) Homonym. B) Homophone. C) Homograph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homophone. 22. Every week I put my garbage can next to the road to be picked up by the city.Which definition fits can in the sentence above? A) To be fired from a job. B) To be able to. C) A container. D) To know how to do something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A container. 23. In the sentence, "You need to duck your head to get through the low doorway, " what part of speech is duck? A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 24. When you present in front of the class, be sure to speak clearly. The correct accent for present in this sentence would be A) PRESent. B) PreSENT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PreSENT. 25. In the sentence 'My house is very close to the school, so I can walk there, ' what part of speech is the word close? A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 26. Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?I'm tired. Let's go to bed. A) Let's hit the hay. B) He tried not to "make waves" . C) Stuck between a rock and a hard place. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Let's hit the hay. 27. Choose the correct homograph for the riddle. A small little dot, in the middle of your eye; a student at school, a girl or a guy. A) Pupil. B) Bow. C) Page. D) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pupil. 28. Read this sentence:'The band will record their first album.' What part of speech is record in this sentence? A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 29. The ..... began with a silly argument. A) Subject. B) Conflict. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 30. The Earth orbits around the ..... A) Son. B) Sun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 31. The city had to repair the main sewer line after the storm. What does 'sewer' mean here? A) A type of bird. B) To a greater degree. C) An underground pipe for carrying away waste water. D) A person who sews clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An underground pipe for carrying away waste water. 32. Which sentence uses refuse to mean "garbage" or "trash, " with the stress on the first syllable (REF-use)? A) Why do you always refuse to listen to advice?. B) The city will collect the refuse on Tuesday morning. C) I must refuse your offer, but thank you. D) She will likely refuse to help after what happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The city will collect the refuse on Tuesday morning. 33. Mia ordered a shake at the diner. A) A drink. B) To move back and forth. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A drink. 34. Which is the indefinite pronoun in the sentence "None of those, books are belonged to me." A) Those. B) Are. C) None. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None. 35. I bought this ..... of shoes. A) Pear. B) Pair. C) Pare. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pair. 36. The top of the car was dented. A) A spinning toy. B) Opposite of bottom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opposite of bottom. 37. Nicole really wanted to go there so she was saying my name ..... A) Insistently. B) Intentionally. C) Minute. D) Compressions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insistently. 38. Which sentence uses trunk as in the part of an automobile? A) When picking me up, my mom told me to toss my bag in the trunk. B) The trunk of Redwoods are known for their girth. C) Any since trunk is always spelled the same. D) The zoologist examined the elephant's trunk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When picking me up, my mom told me to toss my bag in the trunk. 39. The mermaid rose from the sea. A) A flower that grows on a plant or vine that has thorns. B) Having the color, shape, or smell of a rose. C) Past tense of rise; to move upward. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past tense of rise; to move upward. 40. In the sentence, 'My parents will not permit me to go to the concert, ' what part of speech is the word permit? A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Verb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb. 41. Which sentence correctly uses the word lead to mean a type of heavy metal? A) The dog's lead got tangled in the bushes. B) She took the lead in the final lap of the race. C) The plumber used pipes made of lead. D) Who will lead our team to victory?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The plumber used pipes made of lead. 42. At a ..... past twelve, Ben found a dime and a ..... on the ground. A) Object, object. B) Fly, fly. C) Quarter, quarter. D) Palm, palm. E) Minute, minute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quarter, quarter. 43. The singer made their bow to the audience at the end of the concert A) Something that can be worn in ones hair. B) Decorative ribbon. C) Weapon for shooting arrow. D) Bend at the waist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bend at the waist. 44. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. The word 'read' is a homograph. How does its pronunciation change between 'I like to read books' and 'I read that book yesterday'? A) It is pronounced the same in both sentences. B) The vowel sound changes from a long 'e' to a short 'e'. C) The vowel sound changes from a short 'e' to a long 'e'. D) The consonant sound at the end changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The vowel sound changes from a long 'e' to a short 'e'. 46. Which of the following pairs are synonyms? A) Happy-Tired. B) Happy-Joyful. C) Happy-Angry. D) Happy-Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happy-Joyful. 47. Words that sound alike but have different meanings and spelling. A) Homograph. B) Homophones. C) Antonyms. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homophones. 48. The knight / night in shining armor saved the day. A) Knit. B) Night. C) Knight. D) Nite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knight. 49. Which sentence uses the word 'lead' as a homograph? A) She read the book yesterday. B) The pipes were made of lead. C) The dog followed the lead. D) He will lead the team to victory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pipes were made of lead. 50. Which sentence has an error? 'Your going to be late if you don't hurry up!' How should it be corrected? A) Change 'late' to 'laite'. B) Change 'Your' to 'Yore'. C) Change 'Your' to 'You're' because it should be 'You are'. D) The sentence is correct as is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change 'Your' to 'You're' because it should be 'You are'. 51. Select the correct homograph.Ian's shoulder ..... Bill in passing. Bill stopped to rub his arm but, Ian continued as if no one was around. A) Clipped (movie). B) Clipped (speed). C) Clipped (fastener). D) Clipped (brush against). E) Clipped (cut). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clipped (brush against). 52. Is the word being used as a noun or verb in the following sentence?*noun-person, place, thing, or idea*verb-a word that shows an actionMany people felt that the video game was a reject. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 53. What is the primary difference between a homophone and a homograph? A) Homophones are always nouns, while homographs are always verbs. B) Homophones are spelled differently, while homographs are spelled the same. C) Homophones have different meanings, while homographs have the same meaning. D) There is no difference; the terms are interchangeable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homophones are spelled differently, while homographs are spelled the same. 54. The cat was last ..... in the backyard. A) Scene. B) Seen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seen. 55. In the sentence, 'He had to refuse the offer, ' the word refuse is a verb. How does its meaning change if it's a noun (REF-use)? A) It means to melt and join together again. B) It means trash or garbage. C) It means to accept something. D) The meaning does not change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It means trash or garbage. 56. I like to play records and sing along with the music. Records is a A) Noun. B) Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 57. Read the sentence:'The heavy lead pipe was difficult to lift.' What does lead mean in this context? A) A type of dense, soft metal. B) To guide or be in charge. C) A leash for a dog. D) The main role in a play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A type of dense, soft metal. 58. In which sentence does the word present mean 'to give or offer something'? A) Let's focus on the present moment. B) I have to present my project to the class tomorrow. C) My best friend gave me the perfect birthday present. D) Everyone was present for the assembly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have to present my project to the class tomorrow. 59. Fill in the blank with the correct word.We need to make sure ..... home first. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 60. I love the ..... of freshly baked cookies. A) Sent. B) Scent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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