This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Homographs – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homographs Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bat is a homonym that means an animal but it can also mean a ..... A) A tool used in baseball to hit balls. B) A reptile. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A tool used in baseball to hit balls. 2. Which word will correctly fit BOTH ( ) blanks?We live in a two ( ) house.Can you read me a ( )? A) Room. B) Book. C) Level. D) Story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Story. 3. Synonym for enslave, manacle A) Incite. B) Influx. C) Improvise. D) Shackle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shackle. 4. I saw a restaurant just off the (a) about a mile back. A) A. road. B) Rode. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. road. 5. Choose the right answer:'Words that are spelled the same but are pronounced differently and have different meanings' A) Homophones. B) Heteronyms. C) Homographs. D) Homonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heteronyms. 6. Passed tense of throw A) Threw. B) Through. C) Pale. D) Pail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Threw. 7. Mario found a chest in the cave A) A rib-cage. B) A box of treasure. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A box of treasure. 8. Fill in the blank with the synonym of the word in parenthesis.Our team is ..... (determined) to win the championship game. A) Excited. B) Lackadaisical. C) Committed. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Committed. 9. The band wants to record a new song to beat the world record. How does the pronunciation change between the two uses of the word? A) The pronunciation is the same for both. B) The first is pronounced re-CORD (stress on second syllable) and the second is RE-cord (stress on first). C) The first is pronounced RE-cord (stress on first syllable) and the second is re-CORD (stress on second). D) The spelling changes, so the pronunciation is completely different. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first is pronounced re-CORD (stress on second syllable) and the second is RE-cord (stress on first). 10. What 2 words make up the contraction haven't? A) Have not. B) Has not. C) Have wont. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have not. 11. Fierce winds ..... all night during the thunderstorm. A) Blew. B) Blue. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blew. 12. Identify the antonyms in the following list: A) Tall, short. B) Light, bright. C) Quick, fast. D) Loud, noisy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tall, short. 13. He has a strange way of holding his bat.What is the meaning of the word BAT in the sentence? A) In baseball. B) An animal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In baseball. 14. Did you FLY to Miami last week? A) An insect. B) To move above the ground. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To move above the ground. 15. Choose the correct word for the following sentence:I only wanted the most recent ..... of the book A) Addition. B) Edition. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Addition. 16. I did not notice that there was a tear in my shirt. A) A rip. B) Liquid that comes from the eye. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A rip. 17. "intelligent" and '' naive" A) SYNONYM. B) ANTONYM. C) HOMOPHONE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ANTONYM. 18. Jenny ordered a shake at the restaurant. A) A drink. B) To move back and forth. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A drink. 19. In which sentence is the word close used as a verb? A) We are very close friends. B) Please close the door quietly. C) The race was a close finish. D) The store is close to my house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Please close the door quietly. 20. Which sentence contains a homograph? A) She shed a tear when she saw the tear in her dress. B) He read the book before he went to bed. C) The sun is bright today. D) I need to buy some bread. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She shed a tear when she saw the tear in her dress. 21. The deteriorating ..... conditions of the world around may prove to be ..... for life on earth. A) 1.Climatic, 2. climactic. B) 1. climactic, 2.climatic. C) None of these. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1.Climatic, 2. climactic. 22. Read the sentence:'The bird that looks like a pigeon is a mourning dove.' What does 'dove' mean here? A) Jumped headfirst into water. B) A type of peaceful bird. C) A brand of soap. D) A dark gray color. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A type of peaceful bird. 23. The movie had a strange ..... on my mood for the rest of the day. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) Affekt. D) Efect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 24. Find the homophone of "aisle" A) Alias. B) Pale. C) Island. D) I'll. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I'll. 25. In the sentence 'The ball hit me so hard I contracted over in pain, ' what part of speech is 'contracted'? A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb. 26. What does 'spring' mean as a season? A) A season of the year between winter and summer. B) A time when flowers bloom and trees grow leaves. C) The coldest season of the year. D) A period of heavy rainfall and storms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A season of the year between winter and summer. 27. Last spring, it rained for seven days straight! A) Honest. B) Correct. C) Without curves or bends. D) Following one after another. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Following one after another. 28. What are homographs? A) A word pronounced the same as another word. B) Words written the same with more than one meaning or pronunciation. C) A word part added to the front of a root word. D) A word part added to the back of a root word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Words written the same with more than one meaning or pronunciation. 29. Choose the correct homograph for the riddle. A section in a band, they play very low;a type of vertebrae, fishing we will go. A) Bass. B) Box. C) Fly. D) Fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bass. 30. The word minute is a homograph. How does its pronunciation change based on its meaning? A) It is always pronounced the same way. B) It is pronounced MIN-it for a unit of time and my-NOOT for something tiny. C) It is pronounced my-NOOT for a unit of time and MIN-it for something tiny. D) The spelling changes, but the pronunciation does not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is pronounced MIN-it for a unit of time and my-NOOT for something tiny. ← 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