Homophone Fun for Everyone Trivia Quiz

Answer: read

The word means to understand the content of a book or other printed material. It functions as a verb and comes from Old High German, 'radan', meaning advise or interpret. An example sentence is, 'Yan reads to her son every night.'

Answer: peace

This word means a time with no strife, stress, war, or fighting. It comes from the Latin 'pax' meaning harmony or tranquility. An example sentence is, 'After arguing with his wife, Abdul went for a drive to get a little peace.'

Answer: two

The first three counting numbers are 1, 2 and 3. The word two is of Germanic origin. It is the smallest possible prime number and the only even one. An example sentence is, 'Olga was excited when her little girl turned two years old and began to talk.'

Answer: their

Pronouns are words that are used in place of a noun, such as identifying a person without using their name. Possessive is an adjective that indicates ownership, so a possessive pronoun indicates that someone owns the item that follows, it belongs to them. An example of 'their' in a sentence is, 'Andy and Sue picked up their car from the parking garage.' In this sentence, the car belongs to both Andy and Sue.

Answer: piece

The word functions as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it means a portion of a whole. As a verb, it can mean to joins small bits to create a larger thing. The word came into use around 1200 in the current sense. An example sentence of this is, 'Jason packed a piece of cake for his lunchbox.'

Answer: reed

The word comes from Old English 'hreod', describing this type of long-leafed plant. There are many types of reeds such as Pampas grass, bulrushes, papyrus, and giant reeds. An example sentence is, 'Reeds grow along marshes, rivers, and streams.'

Answer: to

An example of using the word to as a preposition in a sentence is, 'Joshua walked to school.' Prepositions are used to indicate the relationship (usually in terms of their position or location) between two nouns or pronouns in a sentence. Joshua going to school indicates that he is moving towards, rather than away from, the school.

Answer: break

This word actually has many other definitions and can be used as a noun or a verb. It comes from Old English, 'brecan' meaning destroy or separate into fragments. An example sentence is, 'After working for five hours, Magnus was more than ready for his coffee break.'

Answer: brake

It comes from the Middle Dutch 'braeke', which referred to different types of crushing tools. It can function as both a noun and a verb. An example sentence is: 'The bus driver put on the brakes before he ran into a pedestrian.' Alternatively, using it as a verb, 'The bus driver braked when he saw the pedestrian in front of him.'

Answer: there

This word is the opposite of here, and is of Germanic origin. We use it to talk about a specific place or location, example, 'Jorge told his son to put the book over there on the table.'