Homonyms for Kids II Trivia Quiz

Answer: cored

There is a kitchen utensil which has been designed to take the middle of an apple out, as apples can be difficult to cut around the core, you just put it right through and - the apple has then been CORED.
A CHORD is the string of a musical instrument, as well as three or more tones within the music. It is also a feeling or emotion, to strike a CHORD in someone is to make them feel deeply.
A CORD is a small rope consisting of several strands wound together.

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.

Answer: ore

Iron ORE makes dirt look red, this can be seen from an aeroplane. The ORE is separated from the dirt then mixed with other metals so that ships and buildings can be built. When I go into a lolly shop I can buy a Killer Python, not a real one, OR some jelly babies, I will choose one OR the other.

Answer: aisle

The AISLE is the passageway the bride walked down to marry her future husband.
I think I'LL (I WILL) get married one day and have my honeymoon on an ISLE
(a small island) with a very large palm tree right in the middle.

Answer: aid

Chrissy provided AID to her friend, she felt for her as she was crying in pain. When we provide AID we show that we care for each other. ADE is also a fruit drink, it can be made with real fruit and it can be mixed with cold water on a hot day. YUM!
An AIDE is a person who provides AID. The kind AIDE provided AID to our basketball team by giving us glasses of ADE straight from the refrigerator.

Answer: cent

A one CENT piece is just one hundredth of one dollar, in some countries it is not used as money any more as it is just too small. Sylvia SENT her best friend a letter in the post. Julianne put a small amount of SCENT behind her ears before she went to the party.

Answer: heir

When Charlotte's grandparents died, her father became HEIR to their estate. E'ER is a word used in poetry: it is a contraction, and the apostrophe means that there is a letter missing, that letter is V, so the word is EVER. We breathe AIR to keep us alive. AIR is a mixture of oxygen, nitrogen and other gases. Trees produce oxygen which is the main part of AIR that we need.

Answer: aye

AYE is a word used by sailors to say 'YES'. It is a custom to say this twice when answering to a superior officer, along with a salute. A ship's crew operates as a team and respect and discipline are really important in a team.
EYE is the singular form for our organs of sight. EYES are the plural, meaning both EYES. When referring to myself I use the personal pronoun 'I': 'I am a good person' is a statement I say every morning.

Answer: bight

The Great Australian BIGHT was formed millions of years ago when Australia was still attached to the Antarctic land mass. It is a huge cliff that goes for hundreds of miles. A BIGHT describes the middle of a rope, as against both ends.
'BITE down hard," the dentist says when he wants to take a plaster impression of my teeth.
'BYTE one BYTE' I say in dismay,' that is only eight bits, I won't even be able to turn my computer on!

Answer: cents

No more tuppence ha'penny (or two pence and one half pence). No more thro'pence, (threepence), sixpence or shillings and certainly no more florins. My two cents was gifted to me by a neighbour, it was a very exciting day. I can still remember the SENSE of excitment that other people had on this day. I do remember the new coin smell but I cannot remember the particular SCENTS that exuded from the new coins and notes.