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Understanding Homonyms

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a homonym?

a)

Words that have opposite meanings

b)

Words that sound alike but have different meanings

c)

Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings

d)

Both B and C

2.

Choose the correct homonym to complete the sentence: "I love to (read/reed) books before bed."

a)

read

b)

reed

3.

Which pair of words are homonyms?

a)

Their, There

b)

Bear, Bare

c)

Write, Right

d)

All of the above

4.

Identify the homonym pair that matches this definition: 'A large mammal and to tolerate.'

a)

Deer, Dear

b)

Bare, Bear

c)

Hare, Hair

d)

None of the above

5.

Which homonym correctly completes the sentence? "The baker kneaded the (flour/flower) to make bread."

a)

Flour

b)

Flower

6.

Which homonym pair is used in this sentence? "I saw a bat in the cave, and then I grabbed my baseball bat."

a)

Bat (animal), Bat (sports equipment)

b)

Saw (tool), Saw (past tense of see)

c)

Cave (hollow), Cave (to collapse)

d)

None of the above

7.

What does the homonym “bank” mean in this sentence? "I sat by the bank of the river."

a)

Financial institution

b)

The side of a river

c)

To rely on something

d)

None of the above

8.

Which homonym pair could replace the blank words in this sentence? "He was (plain/plane) in his speech while the (plain/plane) flew overhead."

a)

Plain, Plane

b)

Plane, Plain

9.

Homonyms can be spelled the same but have different meanings. Which word is an example?

a)

Lead (to guide), Lead (a metal)

b)

Eye, I

c)

Sea, See

d)

Knight, Night

10.

Which homonym pair matches this description: 'To raise something up and a high area of land?'

a)

Lift, Loft

b)

Raise, Raze

c)

Peak, Pique

d)

Hill, Heel