This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Homographs – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homographs Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the homograph in the following sentence:The bandage was wound around the wound. A) Wound. B) Wind. C) Tear. D) Lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wound. 2. What is the homograph in this sentence? The wound was healing slowly. A) Wound (a type of fabric). B) Wound (an injury). C) Wound (a type of clock). D) Wound (past tense of wind). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wound (an injury). 3. After a good meal and a long nap, the cat looked very content sleeping in the sun. Which word is a synonym for content as used here? A) Satisfied. B) Unhappy. C) Information. D) Empty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satisfied. 4. "phone" in the word "homophone" means:sound A) True. B) Flase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Which is NOT an example of a homograph? A) Live, live. B) Carat, carrot. C) Read, read. D) Wind, wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carat, carrot. 6. In the list of words below, identify which word is NOT a synonym.energetic, tired, exhausted, weary, fatigued A) Weary. B) Fatigued. C) Energetic. D) Tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energetic. 7. Can we go to the fieldtrip, ..... ? A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too. 8. The mattress was firm. A) Organization. B) Hard. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hard. 9. We all waved ..... to my grandma. A) Buy. B) Bie. C) Bye. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bye. 10. The lawyer stated, "I ..... , Your Honor." She did not want the ..... to be talked about in court. A) Tear, tear. B) Fly, fly. C) Object, object. D) Wind, wind. E) Lead, lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object, object. 11. I need to ..... a new book from the library for my report. A) Choose. B) Chews. C) Chose. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Choose. 12. Mark 1 word that completes BOTH sentences.We took a ..... to the fair.You can ..... your dog to do tricks. A) Car. B) Teach. C) Train. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Train. 13. In the sentence, "I accidentally wound the kite string too tightly around the handle, " what does wound mean? A) An injury to the body. B) A feeling of sadness. C) The past tense of the verb 'to wind' (to twist or turn). D) A type of musical instrument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The past tense of the verb 'to wind' (to twist or turn). 14. Which sentence correctly uses 'its' or 'it's'? A) Its a beautiful day outside!. B) The dog wagged it's tail happily. C) The cat is cleaning its fur. D) I think its going to rain soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat is cleaning its fur. 15. 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 actionMrs. Robin will present the awards to the students. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 16. Which sentence uses the red word in the same way as the sentence below?I lost my ring in the grass. A) I didn't hear the phone ring. B) Please draw a ring around the correct answer. C) My mother has a beautiful wedding ring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My mother has a beautiful wedding ring. 17. Read this sentence:'The strong wind began to wind the kite string around the tree.' How are the two 'winds' different? A) They have the same meaning and pronunciation. B) The first is moving air; the second means to twist or turn. They are pronounced differently. C) The first means to twist; the second is moving air. D) They are just spelled the same by accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first is moving air; the second means to twist or turn. They are pronounced differently. 18. Which pair of sentences contains a homograph? A) I saw a bat fly at night. / He used a bat to hit the ball. B) I want to go, too. / I have two pencils. C) She read the red book. / I read that book yesterday. D) They're going to their house. / Put the book over there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I saw a bat fly at night. / He used a bat to hit the ball. 19. What natural resources are conserved through recycling? A) Oil and gas. B) Timber, water, and minerals. C) Coal and iron. D) Gold and silverTagsSupporting details. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Timber, water, and minerals. 20. Explain the difference between homographs and homophones with examples. A) Homographs have the same spelling but different meanings, while homophones have the same sound but different meanings. B) Homographs have the same spelling and the same sound. C) Homophones have the same spelling but different meanings. D) Homographs have the same sound but different meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homographs have the same spelling but different meanings, while homophones have the same sound but different meanings. 21. When the word record means 'a documented achievement, ' where is the stress placed when you say it? A) On the first syllable (REC-ord). B) On the second syllable (re-CORD). C) The stress is equal on both syllables. D) It has no stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the first syllable (REC-ord). 22. The dog likes to bark at strangers. A) Outside of a tree. B) The sound a dog makes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sound a dog makes. 23. Which sentence uses the homograph 'bow' to mean bending at the waist? A) She tied a red bow in her hair. B) The archer raised his bow and arrow. C) The performers will bow after the show. D) The ship's bow cut through the waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The performers will bow after the show. 24. 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 actionDana was given a present for her birthday. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 25. We won a $ 1, 000 ..... ! A) Check. B) Cheque. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cheque. 26. The ..... doctor won the Physician of the Year award. A) Immanent. B) Eminent. C) None of these. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eminent. 27. The artist looked at the (a) details in her painting through a magnifying glass. A) A. minute. B) Close. C) Live. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. minute. 28. Pratichi had a good ..... for stage plays. A) TROUP. B) TROOP. C) TRUPE. D) TRUP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TROUP. 29. My dad had colon cancer. A) Punctuation mark. B) Part of body. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Part of body. 30. The words 'bow' (a knot) and 'bow' (to bend at the waist) are examples of what? A) Antonyms. B) Homophones. C) Synonyms. D) Homographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homographs. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesHomographs Quiz 1Homographs Quiz 2Homographs Quiz 3Homographs Quiz 4Homographs Quiz 5Homographs Quiz 7Homographs Quiz 8Homographs Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books