Homonyms - Quiz 8
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1. The family took ___ vacation in Florida this year.a.
they'reb. theirc. there
2. He was not ___ to stay up later than 9:00 at night.a.
allowedb. aloud
3. Chickens can also be referred to as poultry or ___.a. foulb.
fowl
4. For ___ vacation we plan to visit Kansas this year.a. hourb.
our
5. The sailor was a expert at tying every kind of ___.a. knotb.
not
6. Let there be ___ on Earth and let it begin with me.a. peaceb.
piece
7. I would like a table for ___ on the terrace please.a. tob.
tooc. two
8. One of the most challenging jobs is to ___ children.a.
raiseb. raysc. raze
9. The statistical table had three ___ and two columns.a. roseb.
rows
10. A popular grain for bread and whiskey making is ___.a. ryeb.
wry
11. The ___ walked his dog down the street every morning.a.
boyb. buoy
12. Her hair was thick and ___ rather than thin and fine.a.
coarseb. course
13. My son has ___ 10 centimeters since this past summer.a.
groanb. grown
14. The dessert was a sliced ___ on a swirl of chocolate.a.
pearb. pair
15. Her novels regularly ___ the depths of human despair.a.
plumb. plumb
16. The ___ character in the play is a middle-aged widow.a.
principalb. principle
17. A series of steps that cross a fence is called a ___.a.
stileb. style
18. The ___ came in and left many seashells on the beach.a.
tideb. tied
19. She fastened the leather belt around her slender ___.a.
waistb. waste
20. Put the meat in the refrigerator or else it will ___.a.
wroughtb. rot
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