This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > 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. How can context clues help in determining the meaning of a homograph? A) Guessing based on the spelling of the word. B) By looking up the word in a dictionary. C) Asking a friend for the meaning. D) Context clues can help in determining the meaning of a homograph by providing information about the specific usage or context in which the word is being used. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Context clues can help in determining the meaning of a homograph by providing information about the specific usage or context in which the word is being used. 2. Which word correctly fills both blanks? Running ..... me out. We bought new ..... for the car. A) Tires. B) Bumpers. C) Wears. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tires. 3. Matt's watch is new. A) A small device for measuring and showing the time. B) To be careful. C) To guard or tend attentively. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A small device for measuring and showing the time. 4. The word 'bat' can mean a flying mammal or a piece of sporting equipment. This makes 'bat' a ..... A) Homonym. B) Homophone. C) Synonym. D) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homonym. 5. My left ..... was hurting after he hit me. A) Eye. B) I. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eye. 6. My older brother tried to give me some advice, but I wouldn't ..... his help. A) Except. B) Accept. C) Axcept. D) Expect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accept. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. The story we ..... was long! A) Red. B) Read. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read. 10. 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. 11. Which word is a homograph? A) Pencil. B) Book. C) Fall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fall. 12. 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. 13. What is an antonym for 'brave'? A) Courageous. B) Fearful. C) Bold. D) Daring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fearful. 14. 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 (traffic). B) Jam (food). C) Jam (music). D) Jam (stuffed). E) Jam (stuck). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jam (traffic). 15. Which word is a homonym with different meanings? A) Bank. B) Book. C) Pen. D) Table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bank. 16. 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. 17. The coconut from the ..... tree was too big to fit in the ..... of my hand. A) Palm, palm. B) Oak, oak. C) Fly, fly. D) Tear, tear. E) Close, close. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Palm, palm. 18. ''Bore" and "boar" are A) SYNONYM. B) ANTONYM. C) HOMOPHONE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HOMOPHONE. 19. 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. 20. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:I can't believe ..... going to the water park without us! A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) Theyre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 21. 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. 22. Same spelling, different meaning ..... A) Homonym. B) Homophone. C) Homograph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homograph. 23. Every airport has a ..... A) Hanger. B) Hangar. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hangar. 24. 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.". 25. The word tear can mean 'a drop of water from the eye' or 'to rip something apart.' This makes tear a ..... A) Homograph. B) Synonym. C) Antonym. D) Homophone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homograph. 26. Which of the following pairs of words are homographs? A) There / their. B) Tear (a drop from the eye) / tear (to rip). C) Two / to. D) Knight / night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tear (a drop from the eye) / tear (to rip). 27. 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. 28. "Furious" and '' Angry" are A) SYNONYM. B) ANTONYM. C) HOMOPHONE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SYNONYM. 29. In which sentence does the word minute mean 'very small'? A) I will be there in one minute. B) The scientist examined the minute particles under the microscope. C) Please read the minutes from our last meeting. D) Wait just a minute while I find my keys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The scientist examined the minute particles under the microscope. 30. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesHomographs Quiz 1Homographs Quiz 2Homographs Quiz 3Homographs Quiz 4Homographs Quiz 5Homographs Quiz 6Homographs Quiz 7Homographs Quiz 9Homographs Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books