Choose the right/write word
I _____ you several messages yesterday.
A. cent
B. sent
C. scent
B Sent
The term "homonym" refers to words that have the same sound and same spelling but mean different things.
A. True
B. False
A
I ___ to ____ the dough to make these little rolls.
A. need...knead
B. knead...need
A. need...knead
Right and Right
(Homonyms/Homophones/Homographs).
HOMONYMS
My boss wanted to ___ my salary.
A. raise
B. rays
A. raise
The _____ outruns the predator every time.
A. pray
B. prey
B. Prey
Choose the correct meanings of the word 'wave' used in the sentence below.
"The store clerk gave me a friendly wave!"
A. A moving disturbance in the level of water
B. To group a set of tasks together
C. A group of cats
D. To move back and forth repeatedly
D
The children were not ___ to speak ___at school.
A. aloud...allowed
B. allowed...aloud
B allowed...aloud
Invalid and Invalid
(Homonyms/Homophones/Homographs).
HOMOGRAPHS
We'll find a tropical __ where we can have our wedding.
A. isle
B. aisle
A. Isle
___ you decide to go is up to you.
A. Whether
B. Weather
A. Whether
The cook's assistant can either open this can of beans or get canned. What is the meaning of the underlined word?
A. Is able to
B. To get fired
C. A cylindrical metal container
D. To preserve food
C
When I drove to McDonald's on my lunch __, I could not __ the car because of the icy, slippery roads.
A. Brake...break
B. Break...brake
B. break...brake
Hoarse and Horse
(Homonyms/Homophones/Homographs).
HOMOPHONES
The term "homophone" refers to words that have the same sound but different spellings and different meanings.
A. True
B. False
A True!
Tulips, Roses, and Sunflowers are all types of _____
A. flours
B. flowers
B. Flowers
The song, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on it)" has such a great ring to it that the boxer made it her theme song when she entered the ring, and I think I will make it my phone's ring tone.
The underlined word means...
A. A roped enclosure for boxing.
B. A small circular band worn on a finger (or toe).
C. A circular or spiral object.
D. a group of people drawn together due to a shared interest or goal.
B
___ I do not want to ____ what you did yesterday.
A. No...know
B. Know...no
A. No...know
Fair and Fair
(Homonyms/Homophones/Homographs).
HOMONYMS
The doctor's ____ waited outside the office.
A. patience
B. patients
B. patients
If you use the author's thoughts you must __ the source.
A. sight
B. site
C. cite
C. cite
Choose the pair of words that are homographs.
A. Seen; scene
B. Cell; sell
C. Bow; arrow
D. Read; read
D
The boat over ___ is ___ boat, and next week ___ taking me fishing.
A. their...they're...there
B. they're...there...their
C. there...their...they're
C. The boat over there is their boat, and next week they're taking me fishing.
Ad and Add
(Homonyms/Homophones/Homographs).
HOMOPHONES
A wedding ceremony is a solemn but beautiful___.
A. right
B. rite
C. write
B. rite