This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Homographs – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homographs Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Heteronyms are a type of homophone A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Synonym for support, base, underpinning A) Shackle. B) Cornerstone. C) Annex. D) Pedigree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cornerstone. 3. The principal will page the student. A) Call. B) Piece of paper. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Call. 4. I did not like the game so I ..... out loud. A) Minute. B) Insistently. C) Intentionally. D) Grumbled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grumbled. 5. Select the homograph for the pair of meanings below.a. to press flatb. a yellow vegetable A) Banana. B) Squash. C) Smash. D) Bell pepper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Squash. 6. The wake knocked down the skier. A) Trail left behind a boat. B) Get up. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trail left behind a boat. 7. Which word pair is an example of a homograph? A) Dove (a bird) and dove (dived). B) Ate (consumed food) and eight (the number). C) See (to look) and sea (the ocean). D) Knight (a soldier) and night (darkness). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dove (a bird) and dove (dived). 8. In which sentence is the word project used as a verb (an action)? A) My science fair project is due on Friday. B) The director will project the movie onto the large screen. C) He lives in a large housing project downtown. D) The final project took weeks to complete. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The director will project the movie onto the large screen. 9. What 2 words make up the contraction he'd? A) He had. B) He were. C) He is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had. 10. In which sentence is the word object used as a verb, with the stress on the second syllable (ob-JECT)? A) What is that strange object on the table?. B) The lawyer will object to that question. C) My main object is to finish my homework on time. D) He polished the silver object until it shone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The lawyer will object to that question. 11. Please remove the ..... A) RID. B) REED. C) RED. D) REDO. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REED. 12. I am in ..... at the splendid work you all did this past weekend. A) Oar. B) Awe. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Awe. 13. Choose the correct homograph.While listening to his music, Bill couldn't wait to get home and eat his sweetbread and ..... A) Jam (traffic). B) Jam (food). C) Jam (music). D) Jam (stuffed). E) Jam (stuck). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jam (food). 14. Mark 1 word that completes BOTH sentences.In science class, we learned about ..... Floss the ..... between your teeth. A) Plants. B) Letter. C) Space. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Space. 15. I need to ..... a birthday card for my grandma and then mail it ..... away. A) Right, write. B) Write, right. C) Rite, write. D) Write, rite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Write, right. 16. In the sentence, 'The baseball bat flew out of his hands, ' what does the word 'bat' mean? A) A flying mammal that is active at night. B) A piece of wood used for hitting a ball. C) To blink your eyes quickly. D) A type of heavy blanket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A piece of wood used for hitting a ball. 17. Which of the following is a homograph? A) Lead (to guide) and Lead (a metal). B) Write and Right. C) See and Sea. D) Flour and Flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lead (to guide) and Lead (a metal). 18. Which sentence uses the homograph desert to mean 'to abandon'? A) The Sahara is a vast, sandy desert. B) A good friend would never desert you in a time of need. C) For dessert, we had ice cream and cake. D) The oasis was a welcome sight in the hot desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A good friend would never desert you in a time of need. 19. I ..... go to Hernan's house to play, but he is busy today. A) Insistently. B) Neutral. C) Normally. D) Compressions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Normally. 20. Which sentence uses the word 'tear' as a noun? A) She will tear the paper into pieces. B) A tear rolled down her cheek. C) He will tear through the competition. D) They tear the fabric easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tear rolled down her cheek. 21. Bass, bass A) Synonyms. B) Antonyms. C) Homophones. D) Homographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homographs. 22. In the sentence, 'The main content of his speech was about saving the environment, ' what does the word content mean? A) The topics or subjects covered. B) Pleased or satisfied. C) To make someone happy. D) A table showing chapters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The topics or subjects covered. 23. ..... the door please!Watson was a ..... friend of William.Choose the right word that fits in both the sentences. A) Nice. B) Close. C) Open. D) Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Close. 24. In the sentence, 'The heavy metal pipe was made of lead, ' what does the word 'lead' mean? A) To guide or be in charge. B) A leash for a dog. C) A dense, toxic metal. D) The main role in a play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A dense, toxic metal. 25. I have a complete ..... of sports cards.My dad asked me to ..... the table.Which word best completes both sentences? A) Move. B) Set. C) Box. D) Collection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Set. 26. It is very dry is the desert. In the word desert, the correct accent in this sentence is A) DeSERT. B) DESert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DESert. 27. ..... of those ..... costumes do you think would fit me? A) Witch, which. B) Which, witch. C) Witch, witch. D) Which, which. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which, witch. 28. Choose the correct word for the following sentence:Can I go to the party ..... ? A) To. B) Too. C) Toe. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 29. Amy has a swing and a slide in her yard.What does the word yard mean in the sentence below? A) The space around a house. B) Three feet. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The space around a house. 30. Which word is a homograph with different meanings when pronounced differently? A) Tear. B) Row. C) Book. D) Pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Row. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesHomographs Quiz 1Homographs Quiz 2Homographs Quiz 3Homographs Quiz 4Homographs Quiz 5Homographs Quiz 6Homographs Quiz 7Homographs Quiz 8Homographs Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books