Homonyms and Homophones Quiz

Identify the homonym in the following sentence: The bear went to the bear to get some honey.

• get

• honey

• went

• bear

Identify the homonym in the following sentence: I saw a tear in her eye when she tore the paper.

• tare

• tear

• tier

• tire

Identify the homophone in the following pair of words: write and right

• writ

• rite

• rite

• right

Identify the homophone in the following pair of words: flower and flour

• flower

• flour

• floor

• flourish

Use the homonym 'bat' in a sentence to show its different meanings.

• I saw a bat in the zoo, and then I used a bat to write with.

• The bat flew out of the cave, and then I used a bat to stir the soup.

• I saw a bat flying in the sky, and then I used a bat to hit the baseball.

Use the homophone 'pair' in a sentence.

• I bought a pair of shoes for my sister.

• She wore a pare of earrings to the party.

• The teacher asked us to pair up for the project.

• I saw a pear falling from the tree.

Use the homophone 'pear' in a sentence.

• I bought a juicy pear from the market.

• I like to pair my socks before putting them in the drawer.

• I bought a pair of shoes from the market.

• The pair of gloves was on sale at the market.

Differentiate between homonyms and homophones.

• Homonyms have same spelling and pronunciation, while homophones have different spelling and pronunciation.

• Homonyms have same spelling and pronunciation, while homophones have same pronunciation but different spellings.

• Homonyms have same spelling but different pronunciation, while homophones have same spelling and pronunciation.

• Homonyms have different spelling and pronunciation, while homophones have different spelling but same pronunciation.

Explain the difference between homonyms and homophones with examples.

• Homonyms have the same spelling but different pronunciations.

• Homophones have the same spelling and different pronunciations.

• Homonyms have different spellings and different pronunciations.

• Homonyms have the same spelling and pronunciation, while homophones have the same pronunciation but different spellings.

Draw an example of the antonym for small, include a label with your picture.