Homophone Fun for Everyone (part 2) Quiz / Test

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which word means an honourary title given by the head of state for extraordinary achievement?

Answer: Knight

The word functions as a noun, but can also be a verb such as in the sentence: 'Queen Elizabeth knighted the man for his years of service to the theatre.' Women can be knighted as well, but instead of 'Sir', their title is 'Dame'.

2. Which word means to be garbage?

Answer: Waste

The word waste can be a noun such as in: 'The factory created a lot of plastic waste last year.', or a verb: 'I wasted my time sleeping all weekend instead of doing homework.'

3. Which word means a set of rooms in a hotel?

Answer: Suite

The word suite is a noun. It is considered to be a suite in a hotel if there is a separate sleeping area from the living quarters. An example sentence is: 'The children were excited when they saw their large suite at the Rafaels Hotel.' A matching set of furniture for a room can also be called a suite, as there are several of them that belong together.

4. Which word means NOT refined or smooth or soft?

Answer: Coarse

Coarse is an adjective and dates from the 15th century. It can refer to the physical property of something such as coarse ground coffee and coarse sand (with large pieces) or coarse cloth (with a rough texture). It can also refer to a person's manners and behaviour when they are not socially acceptable. For example, 'Brock speaks in a coarse, vulgar way.'

5. Which word means to use a pen or pencil on paper?

Answer: Write

It means to mark words down on paper, however now we also use it to mean composing emails. It comes from the Old High German 'rizan' meaning to scratch or write. An example sentence: 'The children will write their science test tomorrow.'

6. Which word means the middle part of the body?

Answer: Waist

The waist is the narrow part of the body below the chest and above the hips. The word dates from the 14th Century and comes from Old English 'weaxan', meaning grow'. (We use the word waxing to describe something that is getting bigger, like the moon in the first half of its monthly cycle.) An example sentence is: 'In my exercise class, we have to bend at the waist.'

7. Which word means the time of day when there is no light?

Answer: Night

It is the time from sundown to sunup and it varies from season to season as well as from location to location. It is a noun but can function as an adjective as well: night light, night watch. An example sentence: 'Tanya had trouble falling asleep at night because she was afraid of the dark.'

8. Which word means the opposite of left?

Answer: Right

Right is an adjective. It comes from the early 1100s Old English word 'riht', which meant proper, appropriate, correct. It can still be used with this meaning: something may be right or wrong. By approximately 1200, it also began to take on the current meaning of the commonly dominant side of the body. An example sentence is: 'Magda has seven children and they are all right handed.'

9. Which word means having a taste like candy?

Answer: Sweet

This word is an adjective meaning to have a taste like sugar or honey. It comes from Old English 'sweet' and dates back to before the 12th Century. An example sentence is: 'Harold grimaced as he sipped his coffee; he had added too much sugar and it was too sweet.'

10. Which word means the path of a river or stream?

Answer: Course

Course is a noun and it means the route a body of water takes. It comes from Latin 'currere', meaning run or flow, and dates from the 1300s. An example sentence is: 'Amanda and Dean followed the course of the river for 5 kilometres.'

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Questions		Choices
1. Which word means an honourary title given by the head of state for extraordinary achievement?		Course
2. Which word means to be garbage?		Suite
3. Which word means a set of rooms in a hotel?		Sweet
4. Which word means NOT refined or smooth or soft?		Night
5. Which word means to use a pen or pencil on paper?		Right
6. Which word means the middle part of the body?		Write
7. Which word means the time of day when there is no light?		Waist
8. Which word means the opposite of left?		Knight
9. Which word means having a taste like candy?		Coarse
10. Which word means the path of a river or stream?		Waste

Homophone Fun for Everyone (part 2) Quiz

This is my second homophone quiz which I wrote as a follow up to my first one, although this one is slightly more difficult.