Homonyms and Homographs

HOMONYMS,

HOMOPHONES

&

HOMOGRAPHS

by Natasha Azani

Lets test your knowledge and understanding...​

Multiple Choice

 

I wish the dog wouldn't bark at night.

• sound made by a dog

• outer covering of a tree

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Bobby said he saw you in town today.

• toothed cutting tool

• past tense of see

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

• a sick person

• able to wait calmly

Frequently Confused Homophones​

​There are several homophones in the English language that almost everyone gets confused at some point. These frequently confused homophones include:

​Except/accept

​=Accept is a verb that means to take or receive.

=Except is used as a preposition or conjunction to mean 'but' or 'exclude'.

​Compliment/ Complement

​=Compliment means to say something nice about someone or something.

​= Complement means something that enhances or completes.

Do you have any question regarding HOMOPHONES?​

​Then, lets us proceed to the quiz...

Multiple Choice

That dog has a long _______.

• tail

• tale

Multiple Choice

I want to go to the party _____.

• to

• too

• two

Multiple Choice

I got stung by a _____.

• be

• bee

Multiple Choice

Frances _______ how to play Volleyball.

• nose

• knows

Multiple Choice

The recipe called for two cups of _______.

• flower

• flour

​WHAT IS HOMOGRAPH?

Multiple Choice

My dog was hungry, so I fed her some _________.

• meat

• meet

Multiple Choice

What is a homograph?

• a word that means the same as another

• a noun

• a word that has the same spelling but different meanings

• a word that is spelled differently

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct meaning for the HOMOGRAPH underlined for each sentence.

The roll was good with butter.

• A type of bread

• to turn over and over

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct meaning for the HOMOGRAPH underlined for each sentence.

Samuel says that he can go on the field trip next week.

• To have permission

• To preserve in a sealed container