Homophones and Homographs

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Homophones are two words that sound the same but have a different meaning.

• True

• False

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Which sentence is a simile?

• Fortnite is as cool as ice.

• Fortnite is cool.

• Fornite is life.

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Which sentence is a simile?

• Fortnite is as cool as ice.

• Fortnite is cool.

• Fornite is life.

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Choose the right word for the following sentence: My hair / hare is brown, shiny, and long.

• hare

• hair

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True or False:

A Homograph is a word that has more than one meaning an/or pronunciation.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Choose the right word for the following sentence: The eagles flu / flew high in the sky, over the mountains.

• flew

• flu

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Which sentence is a simile?

• Ms. Mejia eats like a pig.

• Ms. Thymakis loves to eat healthy.

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Choose the right word for the following sentence: My deer / dear students, please read and pay attention.

• dear

• deer

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Which sentence is a simile?

• Ms. Mejia eats like a pig.

• Ms. Thymakis loves to eat healthy.

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Choose the right word for the following sentence: The monkey's tail / tale is long and hairy.

• tail

• tale

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Which sentence is NOT a simile?

• You are as sweet as candy!

• You are as bright as the sun!

• You are incredible!

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Choose the correct meaning for the homograph in this sentence: The ship sailed away, disappearing in the thick fog.

• send by some other means of transport or by mail.

• a vessel larger than a boat for transporting people or goods by sea.

Multiple Choice

Which word completes the blank in the following sentence?

The leaves were bright ______.

• read

• red

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Choose the correct meaning for the homograph in this sentence: My dogs bark so loud that tree leaves fall to the ground.

• the sharp explosive cry of certain animals, especially a dog, fox, or seal.

• the tough protective outer sheath of the trunk, branches, and twigs of a tree or woody shrub.

Fill in the Blank

Homographs are words that have the same ________ but different meanings.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct meaning for the homograph in this sentence: I held the bat in my hands, the field was quiet, it flew to its prey.

• a mainly nocturnal mammal capable of sustained flight, with membranous wings that extend between the fingers and connecting the forelimbs to the body and the hindlimbs to the tail.

• an implement with a handle and a solid surface, usually of wood, used for hitting the ball in games such as baseball, cricket, and table tennis.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is NOT a simile?

• You are as sweet as candy!

• You are as bright as the sun!

• You are incredible!

Multiple Select

Select the words that are homographs.

• wave

• but

• mouse

• talk

Multiple Choice

Which word completes the blank in the following sentence?

She ________ her book each night.

• red

• read

Multiple Choice

Which word is a homograph?

• pencil

• book

• fall

Fill in the Blank

Homographs are words that have the same ________ but different meanings.

Multiple Select

Which two words are homophones?

• Meats

• Meets

• Mate

• Mat

Multiple Choice

Which word completes the blank in the following sentence?

The coyote chased the ________

• deer

• dear

Fill in the Blank

Homophones are words that ______ the same but have different meanings. Sometimes they have different spellings

Multiple Select

Select the words that are homographs.

• wave

• but

• mouse

• talk

Multiple Choice

Which word is homophone?

• Crash

• Play

• Night

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Which word completes the following sentence?

Katy is my ________ friend.

• deer

• dear

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Choose the correct homophone for this sentence: JJ was standing ____________________ in line.

• fourth

• forth

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Which word is a homograph?

• pencil

• book

• fall

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The singer made a low bow to the audience after the concert.

• decorative ribbon (rhymes with so)

• bend at the waist (rhymes with how)

• a weapon for shooting arrows

Multiple Choice

The word ring in the following two sentences is considered what?

She wore a ruby ring.

We heard the doorbell ring.

• homophone

• homograph

Multiple Choice

You are as brave as a lion.

• Simile

• Not a simile

Multiple Select

Which two words are homophones?

• Meats

• Meets

• Mate

• Mat

Multiple Choice

The word bark in the following sentences is an example of what?

The dogs bark a lot.

I scraped my hand on a piece of tree bark.

• homograph

• homophone

Fill in the Blank

Homophones are words that ______ the same but have different meanings. Sometimes they have different spellings

Multiple Choice

Which word completes the following sentence?

I need a cup of __________ to make a cake.

• flower

• flour

Multiple Choice

Which word is homophone?

• Crash

• Play

• Night

Multiple Choice

Which word completes the following sentence?

My favorite _________ is the daisy.

• flour

• flower

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Choose the correct homophone for this sentence: JJ was standing ____________________ in line.

• fourth

• forth

Multiple Choice

The singer made a low bow to the audience after the concert.

• decorative ribbon (rhymes with so)

• bend at the waist (rhymes with how)

• a weapon for shooting arrows

Multiple Choice

You are as brave as a lion.

• Simile

• Not a simile