Homophones & Homonyms Quiz

1. Which is correct? 'The ship ___ the harbour at dawn.'

1. entered
2. passed
3. past
4. surpassed

2. Which word means 'to listen' AND is also a body part?

1. ear/air
2. hear/ear
3. hear/here
4. heel/heal

3. 'She ___ her hair with the new brush.' Which is correct?

1. combed
2. combed
3. complemented
4. complimentary

4. Which sentence uses 'complement' correctly?

1. Complement someone when they do well.
2. I'll take that as a complement.
3. She paid him a lovely complement.
4. The sauce complements the dish perfectly.

5. What is a homophone?

1. A word that looks like another but sounds different
2. A word that sounds like another but has different spelling and meaning
3. A word used only in formal writing
4. A word with multiple meanings

6. Choose the correct word: 'He is the ___ heir to the throne.'

1. soal
2. sol
3. sole
4. soul

7. Which is a homonym (same spelling AND pronunciation, different meanings)?

1. bank (riverbank / financial bank)
2. bare/bear
3. right/write
4. their/there

8. Choose correctly: 'The flowers ___ in the garden.'

1. gnu
2. grew
3. grue
4. knew

9. Which sentence is correct?

1. Please altar the documennt.
2. Please altar the document.
3. Please altar the document.
4. Please alter the document.

10. Identify the homophones in this list:

1. big / large
2. flour / flower
3. happy / sad
4. quick / fast

11. Which is correct? 'I need ___ rest.'

1. soam
2. som
3. some
4. sum

12. What is the correct sentence?

1. The principal principle is honesty.
2. The principal's principle is honesty.
3. The principle principal is honesty.
4. The principles principal is honesty.

13. Choose correctly: 'The storm caused great ___.'

1. weather
2. weither
3. wether
4. whether

14. Which word can mean BOTH 'a type of tree' AND 'the back of a boat'?

1. bow
2. deck
3. starboard
4. stern

15. Select the correct option: 'He gave a ___ speech.'

1. moving and affecting
2. moving and affective
3. moving and effecting
4. moving and effective

16. Which is correct? 'She ___ her way through the crowd.'

1. forced
2. forred
3. fort
4. fought

17. What are 'bare' and 'bear'?

1. Antonyms
2. Homonyms
3. Homophones
4. Synonyms

18. Choose correctly: 'You have a ___ of options.'

1. rains
2. range
3. reigns
4. reins

19. Identify the error: 'She excepted the award graciously.'

1. award should be reward
2. excepted should be accepted
3. graciously should be graceful
4. no error

20. Which word has multiple meanings: a colour, a fruit, and a tree?

1. lemon
2. lime
3. orange
4. plum