This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Homographs – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homographs Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Based on the definition, which sentence uses the homograph correctly? A) My sister brought 2 objectsto share for show and tell. B) Mrs. Jones objects to servingchocolate milk at lunch. C) Can you please bring me theobjects on your table?. D) What is the circular object in thefield?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mrs. Jones objects to servingchocolate milk at lunch. 2. Read the sentence: "The band will record a new song, hoping to set a new record for sales." How are the two 'records' different? A) The first is a verb (re-CORD), the second is a noun (REC-ord). B) The first is a noun (REC-ord), the second is a verb (re-CORD). C) They are both nouns with the same pronunciation. D) They are both verbs with the same pronunciation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The first is a verb (re-CORD), the second is a noun (REC-ord). 3. All are spelled correctly except: A) Protest. B) Subject. C) Permits. D) Refuze. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refuze. 4. We are in second grade this year. A) Comes after first. B) A unit of time. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comes after first. 5. A ..... band for holding something is a ring. A) Triangular. B) Square. C) Circular. D) Rectangular. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circular. 6. In the sentence, "Please don't lie on the clean sheets with your dirty clothes on, " what does 'lie' mean? A) To tell an untruth. B) To recline or rest horizontally. C) A type of chemical. D) A golf term. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To recline or rest horizontally. 7. In the sentence, "After the long hike, my legs felt like they were made of lead, " what does the word lead mean? A) A heavy, soft gray metal. B) To guide or show the way. C) A leash for walking a dog. D) The main part in a performance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A heavy, soft gray metal. 8. Which word fits in BOTH sentences?You should always ..... an agreement with a handshake.Be sure you ..... the plastic storage bag so it won't leak. A) Clamp. B) Seal. C) Use. D) Fill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seal. 9. Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez like to work in (a) garden. A) There. B) They're. C) A. their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. their. 10. I was present that day in class. A) Being there. B) A gift. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being there. 11. Antonym for sparse, scanty, meager, insufficient A) Annex. B) Precipitious. C) Haphazard. D) Profuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Profuse. 12. A ..... is one of a group of words that have the same spelling but have different meanings. A) Homophones. B) Homonyms. C) Homograph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homograph. 13. In the sentence, 'I didn't mean to tear the paper, ' how is the word 'tear' pronounced? A) Like 'tare'. B) Like 'tier'. C) Like 'tour'. D) Like 'tire'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Like 'tare'. 14. Which is the correct word for the following sentence?We want to add an ..... to the house. A) Addition. B) Edition. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Addition. 15. Which sentence uses the homonym saw to mean a tool for cutting? A) I saw my friend at the mall yesterday. B) The carpenter used a sharp saw to cut the wood. C) The old saw about 'an apple a day' is good advice. D) We will see you tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The carpenter used a sharp saw to cut the wood. 16. Which sentence correctly uses the word your? A) I can't believe your here already. B) Your the best player on the team. C) Your going to be late for school. D) Is that your backpack on the floor?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is that your backpack on the floor?. 17. Those drunken rascals came on the trip only to ..... havoc on the impressionable darlings. A) Reek. B) Wreak. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wreak. 18. What is the meaning of the homograph 'row' in the sentence:'They had a row about the best way to row the boat'? A) An argument. B) A line of things. C) To propel a boat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An argument. 19. To use the word project as a verb meaning 'to throw forward, ' where should the stress be placed? A) On the first syllable (PRO-ject). B) On the second syllable (pro-JECT). C) Equally on both syllables. D) It does not matter where the stress is placed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the second syllable (pro-JECT). 20. How can context clues help in determining the meaning of a homograph? A) Context clues can help in determining the meaning of a homograph by providing information about the specific usage or context in which the word is being used. B) By looking up the word in a dictionary. C) Asking a friend for the meaning. D) Guessing based on the spelling of the word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Context clues can help in determining the meaning of a homograph by providing information about the specific usage or context in which the word is being used. 21. Which word correctly fills both blanks? Running ..... me out. We bought new ..... for the car. A) Tires. B) Bumpers. C) Wears. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tires. 22. Matt's watch is new. A) A small device for measuring and showing the time. B) To be careful. C) To guard or tend attentively. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A small device for measuring and showing the time. 23. The word 'bat' can mean a flying mammal or a piece of sporting equipment. This makes 'bat' a ..... A) Homophone. B) Antonym. C) Homonym. D) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homonym. 24. My left ..... was hurting after he hit me. A) Eye. B) I. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eye. 25. My older brother tried to give me some advice, but I wouldn't ..... his help. A) Except. B) Accept. C) Axcept. D) Expect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accept. 26. Fill in the blank with the correct word.Bundle up, ..... going to freeze! A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 27. Identify the different meanings of the homograph 'tear'. A) To move quickly. B) A type of fruit. C) A type of fabric used for sewing. D) A drop of salty liquid that comes out of your eye when you cry, and to pull or rip something apart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A drop of salty liquid that comes out of your eye when you cry, and to pull or rip something apart. 28. The story we ..... was long! A) Red. B) Read. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read. 29. I walked up the stoop and opened the door to the building. A) To bend down or forward. B) To do something that is humiliating, dishonorable, or shameful. C) A porch or staircase at the entrance of a house or building. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A porch or staircase at the entrance of a house or building. 30. Which word is a homograph? A) Pencil. B) Book. C) Fall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fall. 31. Carla put her foot in her mouth really means ..... A) Carla takes yoga classes. B) She said something embarrassing. C) Carla ate a snack. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She said something embarrassing. 32. What is an antonym for 'brave'? A) Courageous. B) Fearful. C) Daring. D) Bold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fearful. 33. Choose the correct homograph.While eating toast, Fred moan at the news report that said a tree fell across the road. He would be stuck in a ..... on his way to work. A) Jam (food). B) Jam (traffic). C) Jam (stuck). D) Jam (stuffed). E) Jam (music). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jam (traffic). 34. Which word is a homonym with different meanings? A) Book. B) Table. C) Pen. D) Bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bank. 35. The ..... young woman greeted anwesha enthusiastically A) AMIABLE. B) AMICABLE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AMIABLE. 36. The coconut from the ..... tree was too big to fit in the ..... of my hand. A) Fly, fly. B) Close, close. C) Oak, oak. D) Tear, tear. E) Palm, palm. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Palm, palm. 37. ''Bore" and "boar" are A) SYNONYM. B) ANTONYM. C) HOMOPHONE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HOMOPHONE. 38. On his way out, Carl picked a long-stemmed rose for his girlfriend. A) To stand up. B) A flower. C) A color. D) To grow taller. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A flower. 39. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:I can't believe ..... going to the water park without us! A) Theyre. B) Their. C) There. D) They're. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They're. 40. Please wind your watch each day. A) Twist. B) Blows in the air. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Twist. 41. Same spelling, different meaning ..... A) Homonym. B) Homophone. C) Homograph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homograph. 42. Every airport has a ..... A) Hanger. B) Hangar. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hangar. 43. Read the sentence: "I read for an hour yesterday, and now I plan to read another chapter." How does the pronunciation of "read" change? A) The first "read" (past tense) is pronounced like "red, " and the second (present tense) is pronounced like "reed.". B) The first "read" is pronounced like "reed, " and the second is pronounced like "red.". C) Both are pronounced like "red.". D) Both are pronounced like "reed.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The first "read" (past tense) is pronounced like "red, " and the second (present tense) is pronounced like "reed.". 44. The word tear can mean 'a drop of water from the eye' or 'to rip something apart.' This makes tear a ..... A) Antonym. B) Homophone. C) Homograph. D) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homograph. 45. Which of the following pairs of words are homographs? A) Knight / night. B) Tear (a drop from the eye) / tear (to rip). C) There / their. D) Two / to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tear (a drop from the eye) / tear (to rip). 46. I want to ..... my drone but there is a ..... buzzing around and bothering me! A) Wind, wind. B) Close, close. C) Fly, fly. D) Land, bee. E) Tear, tear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fly, fly. 47. "Furious" and '' Angry" are A) SYNONYM. B) ANTONYM. C) HOMOPHONE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SYNONYM. 48. In which sentence does the word minute mean 'very small'? A) I will be there in one minute. B) Please read the minutes from our last meeting. C) The scientist examined the minute particles under the microscope. D) Wait just a minute while I find my keys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scientist examined the minute particles under the microscope. 49. How can you tell if a word is a homograph? A) If it has the same spelling as another word but different meanings. B) If it sounds the same as another word but has different meanings. C) If it is spelled differently but pronounced the same as another word. D) If it has multiple syllables and different meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If it has the same spelling as another word but different meanings. 50. Identify the different meanings of the homograph 'bow'. A) Happy, Sad, Angry. B) Knot, Weapon, Gesture. C) Run, Jump, Swim. D) Cat, Dog, Bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knot, Weapon, Gesture. 51. After he wound the old clock, he saw the deep wound on his arm from the fall. Which statement correctly identifies the meanings? A) The first 'wound' is an injury; the second is the past tense of 'wind'. B) The first 'wound' is the past tense of 'wind'; the second is an injury. C) Both words mean to twist something. D) Both words mean an injury. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first 'wound' is the past tense of 'wind'; the second is an injury. 52. My dad loves to play the bass, but he'd rather catch a different kind of bass at the lake. What two meanings are used? A) A low musical instrument / A type of fish. B) A type of fish / A high musical instrument. C) A low musical instrument / A type of bird. D) The bottom of something / A type of fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A low musical instrument / A type of fish. 53. A sporting event area (such as for boxing) A) Ring. B) Bolt. C) Ground. D) Tie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ring. 54. Please put all of your belongings over ..... A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 55. Yesterday I read the whole book. Today I will read the first chapter again. How does the pronunciation of read change between these two sentences? A) It is pronounced the same in both sentences. B) It rhymes with 'bed' in the first sentence and 'bead' in the second. C) It rhymes with 'bead' in the first sentence and 'bed' in the second. D) The spelling changes, but the pronunciation does not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It rhymes with 'bed' in the first sentence and 'bead' in the second. 56. In the sentence, 'The director will project her voice so the people in the back can hear, ' what does the word project mean? A) To cause an image to appear on a surface. B) An estimate for the future. C) A school assignment. D) To throw or cast forward. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To throw or cast forward. 57. Select the correct definition for the word in blue.He walked in the hot desert without water. A) Leave. B) Dry and sandy place. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dry and sandy place. 58. When the word present is a noun (a gift), where is the emphasis or stress placed? A) On the first syllable (PRE-sent). B) On the second syllable (pre-SENT). C) The stress is equal on both syllables. D) It has no stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the first syllable (PRE-sent). 59. Select the correct definition for the word in blue.She dove into the pool. A) A small white bird. B) The past tense of dive; to jump into water. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The past tense of dive; to jump into water. 60. Some loved her, some hated her, few were ..... about her A) AMBIVALENT. B) AMBIGUOUS. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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