Homophones quiz
Words that sound the same (or almost) but mean different things. 20 questions with answers.
1. Our announced that school will close early on Friday.
Answer: principal. This is the head of a school, which is the noun principal. See the full explanation.
2. Honesty is a I try to live by every day.
Answer: principle. A rule or belief that guides how you live is a principle. See the full explanation.
3. Start every sentence with a letter.
Answer: capital. The word means an uppercase letter, which is always capital. See the full explanation.
4. The governor's office is inside the state building.
Answer: capitol. The word names the building where lawmakers meet, so it is capitol. See the full explanation.
5. Do you know car is blocking the driveway?
Answer: whose. It asks who owns the car, so use whose. See the full explanation.
6. The man fixing our roof starts at seven.
Answer: who's. You can say who is fixing, so the contraction who's fits. See the full explanation.
7. A green salad is a nice to the pasta.
Answer: complement. The salad goes well with the pasta and completes the meal, so complement fits. See the full explanation.
8. Leo got a on his neat handwriting.
Answer: compliment. Leo received praise, and a kind remark of praise is a compliment. See the full explanation.
9. Please write name at the top of the page.
Answer: your. This shows ownership, the name that belongs to you, so use your. See the full explanation.
10. I think going to like the ending.
Answer: you're. You can say you are going, so use the contraction you're. See the full explanation.
11. Grace the ball to Omar, who scored.
Answer: passed. The sentence needs a verb for what Grace did, so passed fits. See the full explanation.
12. The museum is just the bridge on the left.
Answer: past. The word means beyond, so it is the preposition past. See the full explanation.
13. Last night Ben the meeting because the boss was sick.
Answer: led. The action happened last night, so the past tense led fits. See the full explanation.
14. Paint made before 1978 may contain , so test it first.
Answer: lead. This is the metal, which is spelled lead. See the full explanation.
15. The coach's handed out water bottles during the break.
Answer: aide. The word names a person who assists the coach, so it is aide. See the full explanation.
16. The charity sent food and medical to the flooded towns.
Answer: aid. The word means help or supplies, not a person, so it is aid. See the full explanation.
17. Check the forecast to see what the will be like for the picnic.
Answer: weather. This means the conditions outside, so it is weather. See the full explanation.
18. Hana couldn't decide to order soup or salad.
Answer: whether. This introduces a choice between two options, so use whether. See the full explanation.
19. The data falls into five groups that do not overlap.
Answer: discrete. The groups are separate and distinct, so discrete fits. See the full explanation.
20. He gave me a nod so no one else would notice.
Answer: discreet. The nod was careful and quiet, meant not to attract attention, so discreet fits. See the full explanation.
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