Homonyms Quiz

Words that sound like one another but have different meanings are called homonyms. Here we look at some examples of words that are pronounced alike and have different spellings.

Homonyms Example

Ate and eight are examples of homonyms.

Ate the past tense of eat: She ate a salad for lunch.
Eight the number 8: I've seen Star Wars eight times.

I and eye are examples of homonyms.

I is a letter and a pronoun: I learn English.
Eye is the sight organ: That cat only has one eye.

Now choose the right the word in each sentence:

• 1) Your perfume has a wonderful ___.
  
  sent
  scent
  cent
  
  
• 2) I banged my ___ on the leg of the table.
  
  tow
  toe
  
  
• 3) What ___ do you take to work?
  
  route
  root
  
  
• 4) The wind ___ the door closed.
  
  blew
  blue
  
  
• 5) She returned to the ___ of the accident.
  
  scene
  seen
  
  
• 6) I had an apple and a ___ for lunch.
  
  pair
  pear
  
  
• 7) We walked home ___ the park.
  
  through
  threw
  
  
• 8) I can play a few ___ on the guitar.
  
  cords
  chords
  
  
• 9) Don't touch the cat's ___.
  
  tale
  tail
  
  
• 10) I can't eat this ___ pizza.
  
  hole
  whole
  
  
• 11) I wonder if they will change ___ plans?
  
  their
  they're
  there
  
  
• 12) ___ much easier than I remember.
  
  Its
  It's
  
  
• 13) He wants to lose some ___ before summer.
  
  wait
  weight
  
  
• 14) Does anyone still ___ letters?
  
  write
  right
  
  
• 15) We should ___ the plane now.
  
  board
  bored