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In Other Words! Trivia Quiz

Hi kids! Some words are difficult because they sound like other words - but they have different meanings. In these short sentences, can you find the right words?

A multiple-choice quiz by musicmonkeyman. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
musicmonkeyman

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
158,974

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

Plays
17003

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Bobby plays football ______ his school ______. Hint

four - teem

four - team

for - team

for - teem

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Question 2 of 10

2. Simon ______ the book with the ______ coloured cover. Hint

read - read

red - red

read - red

red - read

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Question 3 of 10

3. Lyndsey could ______ the flash of lightning before she ______ the thunder. Hint

see - herd

see - heard

sea - heard

sea - herd

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Question 4 of 10

4. David's mother gave him ______ medicine to ______ his tummy ache. Hint

sum - heel

some - heel

sum - heal

some - heal

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Question 5 of 10

5. On the twins' birthday, Pauline used _____ to bake ______ cake. Hint

flour - there

flower - their

flour - their

flower - there

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Question 6 of 10

6. ______ Clair,
I am writing to let you ______ that I want to be your friend. Hint

Dear - no

Deer - know

Dear - know

Deer - no

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Question 7 of 10

7. Elizabeth saw ______ dolphins swimming in the ______. Hint

four - sea

for - sea

for - see

four - see

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Question 8 of 10

8. The boys kicked ______ ball over ______ into the trees. Hint

their - their

there - their

their - there

there - there

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Question 9 of 10

9. Amy and Kim both ______ with ______ ______ hand. Hint

write - there - right

write - their - right

right - there - write

right - their - write

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Question 10 of 10

10. It was ______ far for the ______ of us to walk. Hint

to - two

too - two

two - too

too - to

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Bobby plays football ______ his school ______.

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.

2. Simon ______ the book with the ______ coloured cover.

Answer: read - red

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

3. Lyndsey could ______ the flash of lightning before she ______ the thunder.

Answer: see - heard

'See' is the action of looking. 'Heard' means the action of hearing (in the past tense).

4. David's mother gave him ______ medicine to ______ his tummy ache.

Answer: some - heal

The 'some' used in this sentence means an amount of medicine. The 'heal' means to make the tummy ache better.

5. On the twins' birthday, Pauline used _____ to bake ______ cake.

Answer: flour - their

In this sentence 'flour' means the fine powder used to make cakes. The 'their' means the cake belongs to the twins.

6. ______ Clair, I am writing to let you ______ that I want to be your friend.

Answer: Dear - know

The 'dear' used in this sentence is an expression of friendship. The 'know' means 'make you aware'.

7. Elizabeth saw ______ dolphins swimming in the ______.

Answer: four - sea

The 'four' in this sentence means the number '4'. The 'sea' means an ocean or large area of water.

8. The boys kicked ______ ball over ______ into the trees.

Answer: their - there

The first 'Their' in this sentence means the ball belongs to the boys. The other 'there' means the place or direction in which the ball was kicked.

9. Amy and Kim both ______ with ______ ______ hand.

Answer: write - their - right

The first 'write' in this sentence means to draw words on paper. The 'their' means the hands belong to the girls. The second 'right' means the direction (opposite of left).

10. It was ______ far for the ______ of us to walk.

Answer: too - two

The first 'too' in this sentence means it was a greater distance than they wanted to walk. The other 'two' is the number '2'.

Source: Author musicmonkeyman

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