This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Homographs – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homographs Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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) Injury. B) Wrapped. C) Cried. D) Breeze. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrapped. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. Which sentence uses the word 'tear' as a homograph? A) She will tear the paper. B) A tear rolled down her cheek. C) The fabric has a tear. D) He will tear the fabric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tear rolled down her cheek. 6. Fill in the blank with the correct answer. A book that provides you with synonyms and antonyms are called a ..... A) Encyclopedia. B) Thesaurus. C) Dictionary. D) Magazine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thesaurus. 7. In the sentence 'The instructions included a very minute detail that was easy to miss, ' how is the word minute pronounced? A) Like 'my-NOOT, ' with stress on the second syllable. B) Like 'MIN-it, ' with stress on the first syllable. C) The same as the unit of time. D) Like 'mint.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Like 'my-NOOT, ' with stress on the second syllable. 8. 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. 9. "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. 10. Guilty, innocent A) Synonyms. B) Antonyms. C) Homophones. D) Homographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antonyms. 11. That was not an accident, she did it ..... ! A) Insistently. B) Intentionally. C) Minute. D) Neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intentionally. 12. 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. 13. Select the homograph for the pair of meanings below.a. lame walk or stepb. not stiff A) Limp. B) Limb. C) Light. D) Leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limp. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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 lose or give up as a penalty. C) To have four feet. D) To celebrate a victory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To lose or give up as a penalty. 19. 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. 20. Words that have the same spelling, but different meaning and pronunciation is called? A) Homophone. B) Homograph. C) Homonym. D) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homograph. 21. The word row can be pronounced to rhyme with 'go' or 'now'. Which sentence uses the pronunciation that rhymes with 'now'? A) The students sat in the front row. B) We had a terrible row about the chores. C) Can you row the boat to shore?. D) Please line up in a straight row. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We had a terrible row about the chores. 22. 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. 23. The sign on the street said, 'Fine for parking here.' What is the most likely meaning of fine in this context? A) Of high quality. B) A penalty or fee to be paid. C) Acceptable or okay. D) Very thin or delicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A penalty or fee to be paid. 24. 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. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. What does the word part "graph" mean in homograph? A) Sounds. B) Same. C) Write. D) Math. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Write. 28. In which sentence is the word 'wind' pronounced to rhyme with 'find'? A) The cold wind blew through the trees. B) Don't forget to wind your old clock. C) The road has a long and gentle wind. D) She got the wind knocked out of her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't forget to wind your old clock. 29. "Wander" and "Wonder" are ..... A) SYNONYM. B) ANTONYM. C) HOMOPHONE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HOMOPHONE. 30. Maria walks in the hot desert without water A) Dry and sandy place. B) Leave. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dry and sandy place. ← 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