Homophone & Homonym Quiz

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What change should be made?

I herd what you said!

A. Change I to i.

B. Change herd to heard.

C. Change said to sed.

D. Insert a comma after what.

    The patient sat in the waiting room at the doctor’s office.

A.     a sick person

B.     able to wait calmly

The boat’s ________ blew rapidly in the wind.

A. sale

B. sail

    Liz always rites with a purple pen.

A.     writing instrument

B.     confinement for animals

WORDS THAT HAVE SIMILAR MEANINGS are called
A. ANTONYMS
B. HOMONYMS
C. SYNONYMS
D. SUFFIXES

Come jump on my surf _________.
A. board
B. bored

A homonym is a word that …
A. Has the same meaning
B. is spelt the same but has a different meaning
C. A word that has an opposite meaning
D. A metaphor

    Bobby said he saw you in town today.

A.     toothed cutting tool

B.     past tense of see

    Nancy heard on the radio that a herd of buffalo were headed her way.
A.     Homonym
B.     Homophone
C.     Homograph

A homophone is …
A. A word that sounds the same
B. A word that is spelt the same
C. A word that has the same meaning
D. A word that has the opposite meaning

    The bride wanted china for her table.

A.     dinnerware

B.     a nation

    Jimmy threw a fit when Mom said no.

A.     display anger

B.     healthy

    Jeff ate a pear but got it all over a pair of his favorite jeans.
A.     Homonym
B.     Homophone
C.     Homograph

Parents and teachers need to take (there, their) responsibilities as mentors seriously.
A. their
B. there

    He used a chain saw to cut down a tree.

A.     toothed cutting tool

B.     past tense of see

What change should be made?

If it’s cold, wear warm close.

A. Change it’s to its.

B. Change wear to ware.

C. Remove the comma.

D. Change close to clothes.

The boy gave his father a ________________ of socks for his birthday.
A. pair
B. pear

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