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In this post you will get different questions of homonyms.
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Homonyms | Exercise – 1
Directions: In the following questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
1. My colleagues are ___ of the nicest people I know.
a. some
b. sum
Answer: a) some
2. The golfer yelled ___ as he swung his club.
a. for
b. fore
c. four
Answer: b) fore
3. His military rank carries some ___ at the bargaining table.
a. wait
b. weight
Answer: b) weight
4. I ___ my right to an attorney.
a. waive
b. wave
Answer: a) waive
5. Sometimes elderly people ___ food in their rooms when they live in nursing homes.
a. hoard
b. horde
Answer: a) hoard
6. She ran until she felt a pain in her ___.
a. sighed
b. side
Answer: b) side
7. Why don’t you ___ down and enjoy the scenery?
a. sloe
b. slow
Answer: b) slow
8. She vanished into thin ___.
a. air
b. heir
c. ere
d. err
Answer: a) air
9. Chickens can also be referred to as poultry or ___.
a. foul
b. fowl
Answer: b) fowl
10. You can insult me but how dare you ___ my wife!
a. sleight
b. slight
Answer: b) slight
11. The hunter slowly raised his gun and took aim at the ___.
a. dear
b. deer
Answer: b) deer
12. It is not unusual to see a wild ___ in the hills of Nishinomiya.
a. boar
b. bore
Answer: a) boar
13. The penthouse ___ is the most expensive apartment in the building.
a. suite
b. sweet
Answer: a) suite
14. Take one ___ at a time.
a. step
b. steppe
Answer: a) step
15. A carrot is a ___ vegetable.
a. root
b. route
Answer: a) root
16. You look ___. You need some sun.
a. pail
b. pale
Answer: b) pale
17. All those opposed should say ___.
a. nay
b. neigh
Answer: a) nay
18. I am not sure but ___ I will go.
a. maybe
b. may be
Answer: a) maybe
19. Dale bought a new ___ to cut his lawn.
a. more
b. mower
Answer: b) mower
20. I do not care ___ you stay or leave.
a. weather
b. whether
Answer: b) whether
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