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ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right homonym!
Take this quiz and find out how well you know these homonyms.
In everyday communication, we often come across words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. Such words are called homonyms.
According to the Wikipedia, homonyms are a group of words that share the same pronunciation but have different meanings.
You may get away with homonyms in spoken communication, but it gets trickier while writing.
Take this quiz to find out how well you score with these homonyms.
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ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right homonym!
1. Next ____, Rohit will be attending patients at the hospital
1) weak
2) week
The correct answer is week
Next week, Rohit will be attending patients at the hospital
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right homonym!
2. No matter what the situation, you must never _____ hope.
1) loose
2) lose
The correct answer is lose
No matter what the situation, you must never lose hope.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right homonym!
3. She travelled ___ Kolkata with her mother.
1) too
2) to
The correct answer is to
She travelled to Kolkata with her mother.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right homonym!
4. The class teacher forgot to take the _____ call.
1) roll
2) role
The correct answer is roll
The class teacher forgot to take the roll call.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right homonym!
5. I have met both her sons. _____ very naughty.
1) Their
2) They're
The correct answer is They're
I have met both her sons. They're very naughty.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right homonym!
6. Everyone gathered at the main _______ for the event.
1) haul
2) hall
The correct answer is hall
Everyone gathered at the main hall for the event.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right homonym!
7. The day he took over as President, it _______.
1) rained
2) reigned
The correct answer is rained
The day he took over as President, it rained.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right homonym!
8. ___ the time I reached the shopping mall, the shop was shut.
1) Buy
2) By
The correct answer is By
By the time I reached the shopping mall, the shop was shut.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right homonym!
9. I can't believe you finished the _____ thing!
1) hole
2) whole
The correct answer is whole
I can't believe you finished the whole thing!
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right homonym!
10. He had a _____ for writing stories.
1) flare
2) flair
The correct answer is flair
He had a flair for writing stories.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right homonym!
11. Aditi was at the ____ of her career when she met with an accident.
1) peak
2) peek
The correct answer is peak
Aditi was at the peak of her career when she met with an accident.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right homonym!
12. The engineering students did not ____ anything about the paper scam.
1) know
2) no
The correct answer is know
The engineering students did not know anything about the paper scam.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right homonym!
13. Arun stepped out of the car to take a _____ from driving.
1) brake
2) break
The correct answer is break
Arun stepped out of the car to take a break from driving.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right homonym!
14. I hope you understand the ___ of this quiz
1) bases
2) basis
The correct answer is basis
I hope you understand the basis of this quiz
ENGLISH QUIZ: Pick the right homonym!
15. The entire expenses were ______ by the director.
1) born
2) borne
The correct answer is borne
The entire expenses were borne by the director.
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