This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > Homographs – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homographs Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A big wave washed over Ted's sandcastle. A) A ridge of water. B) Move your hand to greet. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A ridge of water. 2. 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 actionA good teacher will impact high ideals in her students. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 3. David's brother is in a (a) which plays Russian music. A) A. band. B) Banned. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. band. 4. What is the correct accent in the word 'object' when used as a verb? A) OBject. B) ObJECt. C) ObJECT. D) OBJECT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ObJECT. 5. In the sentence 'Colonists would export goods to other countries, ' what part of speech is 'export'? A) Verb. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 6. Select the correct homograph to complete the sentence ..... wanted to go to the shop with my brother. A) I. B) Eye. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I. 7. The word fine can mean 'of good quality' or 'a penalty fee'. Which pair of words are also homographs? A) There, their. B) Watch, watch. C) Right, write. D) Two, too. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watch, watch. 8. "enormous" and "Gigantic" are ..... A) SYNONYM. B) ANTONYM. C) HOMOPHONE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SYNONYM. 9. Identify meaning of the highlighted Homograph'the pipe was made of lead.' A) Result in. B) A type of metal. C) Take initiation. D) To lie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A type of metal. 10. How can context help determine the meaning of a homograph? A) Context provides clues about which meaning of a homograph is being used in a sentence. B) Context eliminates the need for definitions of homographs. C) Context is irrelevant to understanding homographs. D) Context only helps with pronunciation of homographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Context provides clues about which meaning of a homograph is being used in a sentence. 11. Passed tense of send A) Scent. B) Cent. C) Sent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sent. 12. In the sentence, 'I didn't want to desert my team when they needed me, ' what is the meaning of the word 'desert'? A) A dry, sandy region with little rainfall. B) A sweet course eaten at the end of a meal. C) To abandon or leave someone in a difficult situation. D) Something that is deserved or merited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To abandon or leave someone in a difficult situation. 13. The driver is so far ahead of the other racers, that he can coast to the finish line. A) Continue moving after the power has been turned off. B) Land along the sea. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continue moving after the power has been turned off. 14. Which word fits in BOTH sentences? The wind was strong today. Please wind the clock. A) Air. B) Twist. C) Breeze. D) Turn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turn. 15. What is:bark, bark A) N/a. B) Homophone. C) Homonym. D) Homograph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homonym. 16. The new paint color will really ..... our living room. A) Compliment. B) Complyment. C) Complement. D) Complementt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complement. 17. Does your baby brother ever rest? A) What is left. B) Go to sleep. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go to sleep. 18. The farmer added a final post to the fence. What does post mean, as used in this sentence? A) A wooden pole. B) A listing of information. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A wooden pole. 19. We must try our best to ..... away all prejudices. A) Caste. B) Cast. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cast. 20. What is the definition of a homograph? A) Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. B) Words that sound the same but have different spellings. C) Words that have similar meanings. D) Words that have opposite meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. 21. In the sentence 'I object to your decision!', the word 'object' is used as what? A) A verb, meaning to express disapproval. B) A noun, meaning a physical thing. C) A noun, meaning a goal or purpose. D) An adjective, meaning disagreeable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A verb, meaning to express disapproval. 22. Rover sat and scratched the place where the ..... bit him. A) Flee. B) Flea. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flea. 23. The queen will (rein, rain, reign) forever? A) Rein. B) Rain. C) Reign. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reign. 24. What are words that sounds the same but are spelled differently? A) Homophone. B) Antonym. C) Synonym. D) Homograph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homophone. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. In the sentence, "Did you see who will lead the school assembly tomorrow?" what does the word 'lead' mean? A) A dog's leash. B) To guide or direct. C) A type of heavy metal. D) The main part in a play. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To guide or direct. 29. 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. 30. What is the meaning of the word 'content' in the sentence 'She was content with her exam results'? A) Satisfied or happy. B) Confused or uncertain. C) Angry or frustrated. D) Unhappy or disappointed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satisfied or happy. 31. 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) Pupil. D) Well. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 32. 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. 33. Which sentence uses the correct word? My friends are waiting over ..... A) They're. B) Their. C) Thar. D) There. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There. 34. 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) Wrapped. B) Injury. C) Cried. D) Breeze. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wrapped. 35. 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. 36. 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. 37. 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. 38. Which sentence uses the word 'tear' as a homograph? A) A tear rolled down her cheek. B) She will tear the paper. C) He will tear the fabric. D) The fabric has a tear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A tear rolled down her cheek. 39. Fill in the blank with the correct answer. A book that provides you with synonyms and antonyms are called a ..... A) Magazine. B) Thesaurus. C) Encyclopedia. D) Dictionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thesaurus. 40. In the sentence 'The instructions included a very minute detail that was easy to miss, ' how is the word minute pronounced? A) The same as the unit of time. B) Like 'MIN-it, ' with stress on the first syllable. C) Like 'mint.'. D) Like 'my-NOOT, ' with stress on the second syllable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Like 'my-NOOT, ' with stress on the second syllable. 41. 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. 42. "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. 43. Guilty, innocent A) Antonyms. B) Homographs. C) Homophones. D) Synonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antonyms. 44. That was not an accident, she did it ..... ! A) Insistently. B) Intentionally. C) Minute. D) Neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intentionally. 45. 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. 46. Select the homograph for the pair of meanings below.a. lame walk or stepb. not stiff A) Light. B) Limb. C) Limp. D) Leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Limp. 47. 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. 48. 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. 49. 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. 50. 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. 51. 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 celebrate a victory. C) To have four feet. D) To lose or give up as a penalty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To lose or give up as a penalty. 52. It will make loud noises and bob its head.In the sentence above, what does the homograph bob mean? A) To cut short. B) To move up and down. C) A person's name. D) To grab at objects with the teeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To move up and down. 53. Words that have the same spelling, but different meaning and pronunciation is called? A) Synonym. B) Homograph. C) Homonym. D) Homophone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homograph. 54. The word row can be pronounced to rhyme with 'go' or 'now'. Which sentence uses the pronunciation that rhymes with 'now'? A) We had a terrible row about the chores. B) Please line up in a straight row. C) The students sat in the front row. D) Can you row the boat to shore?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We had a terrible row about the chores. 55. In the sentence, 'After running the race, I had to stop and wind my watch, ' what does the word wind mean? A) The movement of air. B) To turn a knob or handle. C) To follow a curving path. D) To become out of breath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To turn a knob or handle. 56. The sign on the street said, 'Fine for parking here.' What is the most likely meaning of fine in this context? A) A penalty or fee to be paid. B) Of high quality. C) Acceptable or okay. D) Very thin or delicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A penalty or fee to be paid. 57. I have a spoon and knife, but no fork. A) Tool for eating, with two or more points at one end. B) Point where something divides into two parts. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tool for eating, with two or more points at one end. 58. I have decided to ..... it online. A) Cell. B) Sell. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sell. 59. Pick the best vocabulary word to fill in the blank.Lisseth put a large ..... underneath the Christmas tree. A) Object. B) Present. C) Item. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present. 60. What does the word part "graph" mean in homograph? A) Write. B) Same. C) Sounds. D) Math. 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