This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > Homographs – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Homographs Quiz 30 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which sentence is the word object used as a verb? A) The mysterious object washed up on the shore. B) What is the object of this game?. C) I object to your unfair accusation!. D) She drew a still life of a bowl and another object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I object to your unfair accusation!. 2. Which statement best explains why context is important for understanding homographs? A) Context changes the spelling of the word. B) Context provides clues to the intended meaning and sometimes pronunciation. C) Context makes the sentences longer and more interesting to read. D) Context is only important for words that are difficult to spell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Context provides clues to the intended meaning and sometimes pronunciation. 3. In which sentence does 'watch' mean a small timepiece worn on the wrist? A) Did you watch the season finale of that show?. B) My dad gave me his old watch for my birthday. C) The security guard will watch the building all night. D) Watch out for that car!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My dad gave me his old watch for my birthday. 4. Read the sentences:1. 'Don't wind the toy too tightly.' 2. 'The cold wind blew all night.' How do the pronunciation and meaning of 'wind' change? A) The pronunciation and meaning are the same in both. B) In 1, it rhymes with 'find' and means to turn. In 2, it rhymes with 'sinned' and means moving air. C) In 1, it rhymes with 'sinned' and means moving air. In 2, it rhymes with 'find' and means to turn. D) In 1, it's a noun. In 2, it's a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In 1, it rhymes with 'find' and means to turn. In 2, it rhymes with 'sinned' and means moving air. 5. In the sentence, 'She received a beautiful present for her birthday, ' the word present means 'a gift.' How is the word pronounced to convey this meaning? A) With stress on the first syllable (PRE-sent). B) With stress on the second syllable (pre-SENT). C) With equal stress on both syllables. D) It is pronounced the same as when it means 'to give'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With stress on the first syllable (PRE-sent). 6. Which word is a homograph for 'wind' in the sentence 'The wind blew the leaves off the trees'? A) Current. B) Wind. C) Breeze. D) Gust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind. 7. Read the sentence:'After winning the game, the player was content.' What is the meaning of content in this context? A) The material held within something. B) The topics covered in a book. C) To make someone happy. D) In a state of peaceful happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a state of peaceful happiness. 8. Which sentence correctly uses 'refuse' as a noun meaning 'trash'? A) I refuse to believe that story. B) The city workers will collect the refuse on Tuesday mornings. C) She could not refuse his kind offer. D) Why do you always refuse to help?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The city workers will collect the refuse on Tuesday mornings. 9. The horse was very lean. A) Stand slanting. B) Not fat. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not fat. 10. Drag the same word into both blanks to complete the sentences correctly.1. The judge asked the clerk to (a) the witness's statement.2. She broke the world (b) for the long jump. A) Object. B) B. record. C) Live. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. record. 11. Tyrik tried to swat the fly with his shoe. A) An insect. B) To move through the air. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An insect. 12. What is:tail, tale A) Homophone. B) Homonym. C) Homograph. D) N/a. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homophone. 13. Which word is homophone? A) Crash. B) Play. C) Night. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Night. 14. When workers refuse to work because of an issue ..... A) Ground. B) Tie. C) Ring. D) Strike. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strike. 15. Read the sentence: "After a good meal, the cat was content to sleep in the sun." What is the meaning of content here? A) The information inside a book. B) Satisfied and happy. C) To struggle against something. D) The amount of a substance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satisfied and happy. 16. What is the antonym of the word 'expand'? A) Contract. B) Extend. C) Enlarge. D) Grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contract. 17. How can context help in understanding homographs? A) Context provides clues about which meaning of the homograph is being used. B) Context makes homographs easier to pronounce. C) Context eliminates the need for definitions of homographs. D) Context has no effect on understanding homographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Context provides clues about which meaning of the homograph is being used. 18. What does the word 'row' mean when referring to a line of things? A) A type of boat. B) A line of items or people. C) A method of cooking. D) A musical term. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A line of items or people. 19. At the grocery store, coffee is in the same ..... as tea. A) Aisle. B) Isle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aisle. 20. In the sentence, 'I like to watch movies on Friday nights, ' what does 'watch' mean? A) A small clock worn on the wrist. B) To look at something for a period of time. C) To be careful. D) A person who guards something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To look at something for a period of time. 21. Select the correct homograph.On Christmas, I ..... my mom with her present. A) Presented (here). B) Presented (gift). C) Presented (right now). D) Presented (demonstrate). E) Presented (gave). Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Presented (gave). 22. Week-weak A) Homonyms. B) Homophones. C) Synonyms. D) Antonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homophones. 23. The homograph bass has two different meanings and pronunciations. What do they refer to? A) A type of fish and the bottom of something. B) A low-pitched musical sound and a type of fish. C) A stringed instrument and a loud argument. D) The bottom of something and a high-pitched sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A low-pitched musical sound and a type of fish. 24. Odor A) Cent. B) Scent. C) Sent. D) Csent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scent. 25. The teenager did not whale on his little brother. A) Whip. B) A large sea animal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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