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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My older brother tried to give me some advice, but I wouldn't ..... his help. A) Accept. B) Axcept. C) Expect. D) Except. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. The story we ..... was long! A) Red. B) Read. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read. 5. 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. 6. Which word is a homograph? A) Pencil. B) Book. C) Fall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fall. 7. 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. 8. What is an antonym for 'brave'? A) Fearful. B) Bold. C) Daring. D) Courageous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fearful. 9. 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). 10. Which word is a homonym with different meanings? A) Table. B) Pen. C) Bank. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bank. 11. 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. 12. The coconut from the ..... tree was too big to fit in the ..... of my hand. A) Tear, tear. B) Palm, palm. C) Close, close. D) Oak, oak. E) Fly, fly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Palm, palm. 13. ''Bore" and "boar" are A) SYNONYM. B) ANTONYM. C) HOMOPHONE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HOMOPHONE. 14. 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. 15. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:I can't believe ..... going to the water park without us! A) There. B) Their. C) Theyre. D) They're. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They're. 16. 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. 17. Same spelling, different meaning ..... A) Homonym. B) Homophone. C) Homograph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homograph. 18. Every airport has a ..... A) Hanger. B) Hangar. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hangar. 19. 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.". 20. The word tear can mean 'a drop of water from the eye' or 'to rip something apart.' This makes tear a ..... A) Homograph. B) Homophone. C) Antonym. D) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homograph. 21. Which of the following pairs of words are homographs? A) Two / to. B) Knight / night. C) There / their. D) Tear (a drop from the eye) / tear (to rip). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tear (a drop from the eye) / tear (to rip). 22. 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. 23. "Furious" and '' Angry" are A) SYNONYM. B) ANTONYM. C) HOMOPHONE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SYNONYM. 24. In which sentence does the word minute mean 'very small'? A) The scientist examined the minute particles under the microscope. B) I will be there in one minute. C) Wait just a minute while I find my keys. D) Please read the minutes from our last meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The scientist examined the minute particles under the microscope. 25. 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. 26. Identify the different meanings of the homograph 'bow'. A) Knot, Weapon, Gesture. B) Cat, Dog, Bird. C) Happy, Sad, Angry. D) Run, Jump, Swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knot, Weapon, Gesture. 27. 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. 28. 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) The bottom of something / A type of fish. C) A type of fish / A high musical instrument. D) A low musical instrument / A type of bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A low musical instrument / A type of fish. 29. A sporting event area (such as for boxing) A) Tie. B) Bolt. C) Ring. D) Ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ring. 30. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesHomographs Quiz 1Homographs Quiz 2Homographs Quiz 3Homographs Quiz 4Homographs Quiz 5Homographs Quiz 6Homographs Quiz 7Homographs Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books