This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Homographs – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homographs Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Can you help me ..... a shirt?The machine is made of ..... Which word best completes both sentences? A) Steel. B) Wash. C) Iron. D) Find. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iron. 2. She reads very well. A) Reads-current action of reading. B) Read-past tense of reading. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reads-current action of reading. 3. The (hair, hare) was confident that he will win the race so he slept under the tree. A) Hair. B) Hare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hare. 4. In the sentence 'She dove into the pool to cool off, ' what does dove mean? A) To float on the surface. B) A type of jump from a board. C) A type of bird. D) The past tense of the verb 'dive'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The past tense of the verb 'dive'. 5. Her husband bought her a beautiful wedding RING. A) Band on the finger. B) The sound of a bell or telephone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Band on the finger. 6. My mom makes all of my clothes. She is a great ..... A) Person. B) Sewer. C) Grouse. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sewer. 7. The word bass is a homograph. Which meaning fits the sentence:'He loves to fish for largemouth bass in the lake'? A) The bottom or foundation of something. B) A low-pitched singing voice or musical instrument. C) A type of freshwater fish. D) A type of tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A type of freshwater fish. 8. In the sentences: "The car turned left" and "There is one apple left", the word LEFT is a A) Homonym. B) Homophone. C) Homograph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homonym. 9. My friend just got a ..... puppy for his birthday, and I can't wait to meet it. A) Knew. B) New. C) Gnu. D) Nu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New. 10. Under your shoes, but over your toes;A slang word that means to "hit" in the nose. A) Pen. B) Sock. C) Date. D) Fine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sock. 11. The Davis family took a trip to Hawaii. A) To stumble and fall. B) A vacation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A vacation. 12. Which sentence uses the word 'desert' with the stress on the second syllable (de-SERT)? A) A good friend will not desert you in times of trouble. B) The camel walked across the hot desert. C) The Sahara is a very large desert. D) For desert, we had ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A good friend will not desert you in times of trouble. 13. Which sentence uses the word object as a verb? A) I object to your unfair accusation!. B) The mysterious object glowed in the dark. C) Please place the object on the table. D) The main object of the game is to score points. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I object to your unfair accusation!. 14. Make a ring around your answer. A) Circle. B) Sound of a bell. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circle. 15. In which sentence is the word present stressed on the second syllable (pre-SENT) to mean 'to give or show something'? A) At the present time, we are waiting. B) Every student is present today. C) She received a beautiful present for her birthday. D) The speaker will present the award now. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The speaker will present the award now. 16. Which word is a homograph for 'close' in the sentence 'Please close the door'? A) Clothes. B) Closes. C) Close. D) Cloze. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Close. 17. Identify the sentence that describes the given word:DESERT-dry place A) Sahara is the largest desert in the African continent. B) The alarm to dessert the apartment on fire was sounded off. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sahara is the largest desert in the African continent. 18. What is your favorite subject? The word subject in this sentence is a A) Verb. B) Noun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 19. Select the correct definition for the word in blue.What's your telephone number? A) A numerical value. B) More numb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A numerical value. 20. What is:fly, fly A) Homograph. B) Homophone. C) N/a. D) Homonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homonym. 21. Which word is an antonym of 'ancient'? A) Old. B) Antique. C) Historic. D) Modern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Modern. 22. 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 actionThe students will object to the new rules. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 23. The words see and sea are examples of A) Homographs. B) Homophones. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homophones. 24. Which sentence is a simile? A) Ms. Mejia eats like a pig. B) Ms. Thymakis loves to eat healthy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ms. Mejia eats like a pig. 25. Words that have same spelling and pronunciation but different meaning is called? A) Antonym. B) Homonym. C) Homograph. D) Homophone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homonym. 26. What month is Christmas? A) January. B) April. C) December. D) March. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) December. 27. Select the correct definition for the word in blue.The wound stopped hurting after he put a band-aid on it. A) Past tense of wind. B) Injury. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Injury. 28. Choose the correct homograph for the riddle. Not the future, not the past;you get this on your birthday, rip it open real fast! A) Well. B) Present. C) Jam. D) Fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present. 29. When she saw her finished project had a ..... , it made a ..... come to her eyes. A) Tear, tear. B) Break, smile. C) Wind, wind. D) Fly, fly. E) Close, close. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tear, tear. 30. Read the sentences:1. 'What is that strange object on the table?' 2. 'I object to your unfair accusation!' How do the stress pattern and part of speech change? A) Sentence 1:Noun, stress on first syllable. Sentence 2:Verb, stress on second syllable. B) Sentence 1:Verb, stress on second syllable. Sentence 2:Noun, stress on first syllable. C) Both are nouns with stress on the first syllable. D) Both are verbs with stress on the second syllable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence 1:Noun, stress on first syllable. 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