This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Homographs – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homographs Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. ''Bore" and "boar" are A) SYNONYM. B) ANTONYM. C) HOMOPHONE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HOMOPHONE. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. Same spelling, different meaning ..... A) Homonym. B) Homophone. C) Homograph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homograph. 8. Every airport has a ..... A) Hanger. B) Hangar. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hangar. 9. 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.". 10. 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. 11. 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). 12. 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. 13. "Furious" and '' Angry" are A) SYNONYM. B) ANTONYM. C) HOMOPHONE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SYNONYM. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. A sporting event area (such as for boxing) A) Tie. B) Ring. C) Ground. D) Bolt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ring. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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). 25. 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. 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