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Part 1: Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to receive; to agree to (verb)

a)

accept

b)

except

c)

affect

d)

effect

2.

physical distance

a)

father

b)

further

c)

farther

3.

a figurative distance and means "to a greater degree"

a)

father

b)

further

c)

farther

4.

with the exclusion of; but

a)

except

b)

accept

c)

affect

d)

effect

5.

a result or consequence (usually a noun)

a)

except

b)

accept

c)

affect

d)

effect

6.

to influence; to cause a change (verb)

a)

except

b)

accept

c)

affect

d)

effect

7.

belonging to "you" (possessive)

a)

your

b)

you're

8.

contraction of "you are"

a)

your

b)

you're

9.

conjunction used in comparisons

a)

then

b)

than

c)

this

d)

that

10.

at that time; next

a)

then

b)

than

c)

this

d)

there

11.

a city; the location

a)

capital

b)

capitol

12.

wealth in the form of money or assets

a)

capital

b)

capitol

13.

a government building; statehouse

a)

capital

b)

capitol

14.

most important

a)

principal

b)

principle

15.

sum or money

a)

principal

b)

principle

16.

A rule of conduct; a fundamental truth; belief

a)

principal

b)

principle

17.

the head of a school

a)

principal

b)

principle

18.

it is or it has

a)

its

b)

it's

19.

possessive pronoun meaning; belonging to

a)

its

b)

it's

20.

the ability to see, vision

a)

cite

b)

sight

c)

site

21.

to quote or refer to

a)

cite

b)

sight

c)

site

22.

location or position

a)

cite

b)

sight

c)

site

23.

In every cell of your body (accept, except) your red blood cells exists a copy of your DNA.

(a)  

24.

The Arizona legislature meets in the state's (capital, capitol) building.

(a)  

25.

Phoenix is the (capital, capitol) of the state of Arizona.

(a)  

26.

The (principle, principal) of the loan is now $5000, now that I've paid down the interest.

(a)  

27.

Mrs. Parson is the (principal, principle), so she is the one in charge in a school building.

(a)  

28.

A person with a strong (principal, principle) may believe in telling the truth and helping those in need.

(a)  

29.

A new discovery can (effect, affect) a scientific theory.

(a)  

30.

A good night's sleep has a positive (affect, effect) on your day.

(a)  

31.

(They're, Their, There) is always another opportunity to be had down the road

(a)  

32.

Your friends are honest, so take (they're, their, there) words at face value.

(a)  

33.

I poured a glass of juice and (than, then) sat down to eat.

(a)  

34.

Javier has more cookies (then, than) I do!

(a)  

35.

I ate too many cookies, and (then, than) I felt sick.

(a)  

36.

When providing textual evidence, it's important to (sight, site, cite) the author.

(a)  

37.

When we arrived at the (site, sight, cite) of the Grand Canyon, we were impressed by the wonder of it!

(a)  

38.

to praise someone; praise from someone

a)

compliment

b)

complement

c)

compromise

39.

to make complete; to enhance or improve it

a)

complement

b)

compromise

c)

compliment

40.

Jamell went to the library for (father, farther, further) research on his career research.

(a)  

41.

a false image or idea (Think about a magic trick.)

a)

collusion

b)

allusion

c)

illusion

d)

insinuation

42.

a reference to another work of literature, person, or event (current or historical)

a)

collusion

b)

allusion

c)

illusion

d)

insinuation

43.

The author’s new book contains an (illusion, allusion) to mythological gods.

(a)  

44.

The dark chocolate chunks are a delicious (compliment, complement) to the ice cream.

(a)  

45.

One (effect, affect) of studying, may be an excellent test score!

(a)