Homonyms and Homophones for Kids Trivia

1. In Late Medieval Europe, Swiss mercenaries were valued members of the armies of many countries due to their skill with which fishy-sounding weapon?

From Quiz Catfish

Answer: Pike

Swiss mercenaries have served in the British, Dutch, Spanish and French armies over the years, but it is their skill with the long thrusting spear known as the pike for which they are remembered, particularly between 1250 and 1500. The pike was used to devastating effect during the Battle of Nancy in 1477, when, at a time when infantry forces were normally overran by cavalry, the Swiss used the weapon to defeat the more powerfully armed troops of Charles the Bold of Burgundy. The northern pike is an aggressive, often cannibalistic breed of fish found in brackish and fresh waters throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere. They can grow as large as 150 centimetres (59 inches) in length, but are still not recommended for use on the battlefield.

From Quiz I Was Weak for a Week

Answer: Not strong; seven days

HOMOPHONEs are words that sound the same but have different meanings and are spelled differently. In this case "weak" means "frail" or "sickly" or if you are Superman, it means "without power". A "week" means a period of seven days. "Homophone" means same sound.

From Quiz Sound-Alikes

Answer: maize

A maze is a labyrinth or a collection of paths where one must choose the correct route to reach the end. Maize is a cereal grain, also known as corn, which had its origins in southern Mexico thousands of years ago.

From Quiz Which Word Is Which?

Answer: flower, scent

A "flower" is a plant such as a rose; "flour" is a finely ground meal made into such things as bread. A "scent" is an aroma you can smell; a "cent" is a penny coin, worth one hundredth of (for example) a dollar.

From Quiz Key Homophones

Answer: or

Or is a conjunction and would go with peas or carrots as you have to choose one or the other. Ore is used with minerals. An oar is what you use to row a boat. Awe is not really a homophone of the others, although it's very close.

From Quiz Homonyms for Kids III

Answer: where

Where - is a word used to ask in or at what place. There is a place in Western Australia where dolphins, who live in the sea, have made friends with people, who live on land, of course, we meet in the shallows and say hello to each other in a place called Monkey Mia. Yes it is awesome. If you are fishing in the sea and a pod of dolphins start swimming around, then you can stop fishing as what the dolphins are doing are rounding up the school of fish and feeding on them. Dolphins work as a team so they can all eat. Wear, is to carry, or have, on the body or person. We're is a contraction, it comes from the words "we are". The word ware means articles of merchandise or items that are sold in shops. We're going to where the dolphins swim, I wonder what ware we will wear to keep the sun from where it will shine on our heads?

From Quiz Homonyms for Kids

Answer: fare

The FARE that we pay for our bus trip is the money we pay to the driver of the bus so that he can buy food for his children and the people who own the bus can put new wheels on the bus to keep us safe on the road. FAIR - means light (as in not dark) Also, to be FAIR means to stay within the rules. PHARE is a programme to help countries in Europe to band together and help each other.

From Quiz Homophone Trouble for Kids

Answer: Buy

If you want to pay for the doll from a store, you buy it. Not "by", as in "Living by the shore". Not "bye", as in "Bye, Jason". And "bi" is not a word, it is a prefix.

From Quiz In Other Words 5

Answer: choose, cereal

'Choose' in this sentence means to select, and 'cereal' is an edible grain (wheat, oats, barley, etc).

From Quiz Fight Boredom! Take This Quiz!

Answer: bore

That's why I wear my Walkman and listen to books on tape while I'm waiting in line.

From Quiz In Other Words #4

Answer: bee, flew

'Bee' in this sentence is the flying insect. Flew is the past tense of 'to fly'.

From Quiz In Other Words II

Answer: tied knot

TIED as used in this sentence means the action of making a KNOT in a length of rope (tied is the past tense of to tie).

From Quiz In Other Words!

Answer: for - team

The 'for' in this sentence means 'on behalf of' the school football team. The 'team' means a group of footballers who play together.

From Quiz They're Over There with Their Sister

Answer: Their

"Their" shows that something belongs to more than one person. Other possessive pronouns like this include "our," "his," and "your."

From Quiz Catfish

Answer: Sole

The sole, or to give it the correct name, the plantar aspect, is the base of the foot and is covered in sweat pores, which can give rise to the foot odour that so many of us are familiar with. Although if your feet do smell of fish it is perhaps worth seeing a doctor. The sole is a bottom-feeding member of the flatfish family of fish, with the common or Dover sole being a regular feature on the menu of many eating establishments from the humble chip shop to fine dining restaurants.

From Quiz Sound-Alikes

Answer: suite

Sweet is an adjective. It is one of the basic taste sensations, along with sour, salt, bitter and umami; it is my personal favorite. A suite is a set of connected rooms, often found in a hotel or on a cruise ship.

From Quiz The Nose Knows!

Answer: blew, blue

In this sentence, the word 'high' is another homophone, as it can also be spelled 'hi' as in the greeting. Incidentally, the word 'wind' is an example of a homograph; homographs are words that have the same spelling but are pronounced differently according to the context of the sentence (the noun 'wind' which is a gust of air and the verb 'wind' which means to follow a path which is not straight).

From Quiz Which Word Is Which?

Answer: threw, shoe

"Threw" is the past tense of "throw"; "through" means to go from one place to another, as in "I went through the park to get home." A "shoe" is something worn on a foot or hoof; "shoo" means to go away as in "Shoo, fly."

From Quiz Homophones

Answer: band

The word "band" can be a noun or a verb. As a noun it can mean a group of people that play music. As a verb it means to mark something with a stripe. "Banned" is a verb that is the past tense of "ban". It means to forbid or prohibit.

From Quiz Double Dip

Answer: A metal container

"Can" has several meanings. As a verb, it means "able to" but it also means to seal something in a can, and as a noun, it's the name of that container in which you seal something.

From Quiz Key Homophones

Answer: I

I is a pronoun that would be used in the beginning of a sentence that talks about yourself. Aye is another way of saying yes. An eye is a body part that you see with. Oye is not a homophone of the others.

From Quiz Homonyms for Kids III

Answer: whey

Whey is what separates as a watery liquid from the curd, after binding it together in cheese making. It seems little Miss Muffet was eating liquid with hard bits of cheese floating in it, mmmm.... maybe the spider did Miss Muffet a really big favor. To weigh something or someone is to ascertain how heavy it is against a scale from a unit of measurement of weight. Way is the manner, mark or fashion. The WAY someone walks home from school, the WAY or manner in which people from different cultures say hello to each other - WAY is a versatile word.

From Quiz Homonyms for Kids II

Answer: do

"DO, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, DO" is a very good way of practising scales. Of course a female deer is a DOE. DOUGH is uncooked bread, it does not taste nice until it has been cooked. Damper is Australian bush bread made from a flour and water DOUGH, it can be cooked on the hot coals or in a camp oven.

From Quiz Homonyms for Kids

Answer: their

THEIR means belonging to a person or people. The bags are THERE - relates to a place. THEY'RE is a contraction and this word can be re-written as the two words THEY ARE.

From Quiz In Other Words 5

Answer: wait, turn

'Wait' in this sentence means to be delayed, and 'turn' means opportunity.

From Quiz Fight Boredom! Take This Quiz!

Answer: board

When you BOARD a bus, train, or plane, you get on, or climb aboard.

From Quiz In Other Words #4

Answer: signet, ring

A 'signet ring' has the owner's initials engraved on it, and is worn on the finger.

From Quiz In Other Words #3

Answer: great fair

Great in this sentence means very enjoyable. Fair means place of entertainment, as in funfair.

From Quiz In Other Words II

Answer: wear new pair

The word WEAR in this sentence means to put on your body. NEW means-recently acquired. The word PAIR means two of an item.

From Quiz In Other Words!

Answer: read - red

The first 'read' is the action of reading (in the past tense). The second 'red' is the colour.

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