By Miranda Carter
What are homonyms?
Homonyms are words that sound the same but have entirely different meanings.
For example, leak and leek. If your sink is dripping, it is leaking; a leek is a type of onion. Use the quiz below to test your knowledge of homonyms.
This is a silver quiz. If you’re a Silver Member of English with a Smile you can do the quiz online and check your answers.
Dew Drops ("Daisy Drops") by John Flannery
Quiz
Choose the correct word.
1. Clothes/Close
A. When you leave the house make sure you ____________ the door.
B. Your ____________ are all over the floor!
2. Kernel/Colonel
A. Her father was a ____________ in the US Army.
B. I have a corn ____________ stuck in my teeth.
3. Die/Dye
A. What do you think happens after you ____________?
B. I bought some red ____________ for my hair.
4. Dew/Do
A. In the morning you can see ____________, or small drops of water, on the grass.
B. What should we ____________ tonight?
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5. Dual/Duel
A. Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of America, died in a ____________.
B. I have two passports, so I am a ____________ citizen.
6. Facts/Fax
A. Did you receive my ____________? I also sent an email.
B. Science is based on ____________.
7. Fair/Fare
A. Excuse me, what is the train ____________?
B. I didn’t think the judge’s ruling was very ____________.
8. Grease/Greece
A. I would love to visit ____________. It is a beautiful country.
B. Please put some ____________ in the frying pan – butter or oil are both fine.
9. He’ll/Heal
A. In time the cut on my arm will ____________.
B. ____________ want to go to sleep during his flight.
10. Hours/Ours
A. Which room is ____________?
B. How many ____________ are in a day?
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Homonyms (Words that Sound the Same)
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