This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Homographs – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homographs Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the different meanings of the homograph 'bow'. A) Run, Jump, Swim. B) Happy, Sad, Angry. C) Knot, Weapon, Gesture. D) Cat, Dog, Bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knot, Weapon, Gesture. 2. 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. 3. 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) A type of fish / A high musical instrument. C) The bottom of something / A type of fish. D) A low musical instrument / A type of bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A low musical instrument / A type of fish. 4. A sporting event area (such as for boxing) A) Tie. B) Ring. C) Ground. D) Bolt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ring. 5. 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. 6. Yesterday I read the whole book. Today I will read the first chapter again. How does the pronunciation of read change between these two sentences? A) It is pronounced the same in both sentences. B) It rhymes with 'bed' in the first sentence and 'bead' in the second. C) It rhymes with 'bead' in the first sentence and 'bed' in the second. D) The spelling changes, but the pronunciation does not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It rhymes with 'bed' in the first sentence and 'bead' in the second. 7. In the sentence, 'The director will project her voice so the people in the back can hear, ' what does the word project mean? A) A school assignment. B) To cause an image to appear on a surface. C) To throw or cast forward. D) An estimate for the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To throw or cast forward. 8. Select the correct definition for the word in blue.He walked in the hot desert without water. A) Leave. B) Dry and sandy place. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dry and sandy place. 9. When the word present is a noun (a gift), where is the emphasis or stress placed? A) On the first syllable (PRE-sent). B) On the second syllable (pre-SENT). C) The stress is equal on both syllables. D) It has no stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the first syllable (PRE-sent). 10. Select the correct definition for the word in blue.She dove into the pool. A) A small white bird. B) The past tense of dive; to jump into water. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The past tense of dive; to jump into water. 11. Some loved her, some hated her, few were ..... about her A) AMBIVALENT. B) AMBIGUOUS. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AMBIVALENT. 12. Which of the following words are homographs? A) Lead (to guide), lead (a metal). B) Read (present), read (past). C) Bow (to bend), bow (a weapon). D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. By, buy and bye are examples of ..... A) Homographs. B) Homophones. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homophones. 14. In the sentence, "I read that book last year, " how is the word read pronounced? A) Like the color 'red'. B) To rhyme with 'seed'. C) The same as in 'I will read it tomorrow'. D) To rhyme with 'paid'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Like the color 'red'. 15. We're going to watch a live concert next month.Identify the meaning of LIVE in the sentence. A) To be alive. B) Actual time. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Actual time. 16. Select the pair of words that are antonyms. A) Happy-joyful. B) Big-small. C) Fast-quick. D) Bright-shiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Big-small. 17. True or false:Homographs are words that look the same but have more than one meaning, and sometimes more than one pronunciation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. The school (a) spoke to a group of parents. A) A. principal. B) PrincipleView . C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. principal. 19. Colonists would export goods to other countries. In this sentence, export is a A) Noun. B) Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 20. Try to roll the ball down the hill. A) A type of bread. B) To turn over and over. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To turn over and over. 21. It is not nice to judge people based off of how they look. A) To listen to and decide a court case. B) To choose the winner of a contest. C) To form an opinion about someone. D) To make a careful guess. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To form an opinion about someone. 22. Select the correct homograph to complete the sentence.I will ..... the letter tonight. A) Write. B) Right. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Write. 23. Why is it important to learn about homographs in language arts? A) It helps in improving spelling skills. B) Learning about homographs enhances vocabulary and improves reading comprehension. C) It is only relevant for advanced language studies. D) It makes writing more complex and difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learning about homographs enhances vocabulary and improves reading comprehension. 24. Bow and bow/Live and live are ..... A) Homonyms. B) Homophones. C) Homographs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homographs. 25. What is the homograph in the sentence:'The minute hand moved slowly'? A) Minute. B) Hand. C) Moved. D) Slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minute. 26. The fight ..... in the movie was extremely exciting! A) Seen. B) Scene. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scene. 27. In which sentence is the word 'desert' pronounced with the stress on the second syllable (de-SERT)? A) The camel walked across the hot, sandy desert. B) Don't desert your friends when they need you. C) The island was a desert, with no people on it. D) My favorite dessert is ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't desert your friends when they need you. 28. Synonyms are A) Words that are similar. B) Words that are opposite. C) Words that sound alike. D) Happy places that we go to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Words that are similar. 29. Read the sentence:'The details were so minute, I needed a magnifying glass to see them.' What does the word minute mean in this context? A) A period of 60 seconds. B) Extremely small. C) An official record of a meeting. D) Happening very quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extremely small. 30. We can ..... here for a while.The ..... of the wood is in the yard.Find the word that best fits both sentences. A) Rest. B) Stop. C) Pile. D) Sit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rest. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesHomographs Quiz 1Homographs Quiz 2Homographs Quiz 3Homographs Quiz 4Homographs Quiz 5Homographs Quiz 6Homographs Quiz 7Homographs Quiz 8Homographs Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books