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Key Homophones Trivia Quiz

Homophones are two or more words which sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. This quiz features some of the most commonly used homophones - see if you can pick the right one.

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

Author
Ilona_Ritter

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
361,548

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What homophone would I use to complete this sentence: Do you want peas _____ carrots? Hint

ore

oar

awe

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Question 2 of 10

2. What homophone would I use to complete this sentence: _____ like to eat pizza. Hint

oye

eye

aye

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Question 3 of 10

3. What homophone would complete this sentence: A female sheep is called a _________. Hint

you

yew

ewe

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Question 4 of 10

4. What homophone completes this sentence: Before I was five, I was ________ years old. Hint

for

forward

fore

four

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Question 5 of 10

5. What homophone completes this sentence: I will ________ you at the corner at 5:30pm. Hint

meat

meet

mete

mate

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which homophone completes this sentence: He tried to __________ the man and make him a prisoner. Hint

sees

seize

seas

cees

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Question 7 of 10

7. What homophone completes this sentence: You reap what you _______. Hint

sew

sue

sow

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Question 8 of 10

8. What homophone completes this sentence: I went _____ your house on the way home from school today. Hint

bye

buy

bee

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Question 9 of 10

9. What homophone completes this sentence: I hurt my finger so now it has to _________. Hint

hail

heel

heal

he'll

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which homophone completes this sentence: When you are playing hide and seek you should not ________ while counting. Hint

peak

peek

peke

pique

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What homophone would I use to complete this sentence: Do you want peas _____ carrots?

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.

2. What homophone would I use to complete this sentence: _____ like to eat pizza.

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.

3. What homophone would complete this sentence: A female sheep is called a _________.

Answer: ewe

A ewe, as was said in the question, is a female sheep. You is a pronoun that is used when talking in the second person. A yew is a kind of tree. Yo has some of the same letters as you, but it is not a homophone of the others.

4. What homophone completes this sentence: Before I was five, I was ________ years old.

Answer: four

Four is the number before five. For is a conjunction that explains for what; e.g. I wanted cereal for breakfast. Fore is something located in the front, it is also an expression to warn golfers when a golf ball is hit near them. Forward starts with for, but the complete word is not a homophone of the others.

5. What homophone completes this sentence: I will ________ you at the corner at 5:30pm.

Answer: meet

To meet someone is to see them at a certain time, or to be introduced to them. Meat is something you eat that comes from an animal such as a cow or pig. Mete is to give out by measure. Mate is not a homophone of the others.

6. Which homophone completes this sentence: He tried to __________ the man and make him a prisoner.

Answer: seize

Seize means to capture. Sees means to notice with the eyes. Seas are bodies of water. Cees are the plural form of the third letter of the alphabet C.

7. What homophone completes this sentence: You reap what you _______.

Answer: sow

To sow is to plant something. So is used to express a manner or way. Sew is to mend using a thread and needle. Sue is not a homophone of the others.

8. What homophone completes this sentence: I went _____ your house on the way home from school today.

Answer: by

By means near. Bye is a shortened way of saying good-bye. Buy is what you do with money at a store. Bee is not a homophone of the others.

9. What homophone completes this sentence: I hurt my finger so now it has to _________.

Answer: heal

Heal means to get better. The heel is the bottom part of your foot. He'll is a contraction meaning he will. Hail is not a homophone of the others.

10. Which homophone completes this sentence: When you are playing hide and seek you should not ________ while counting.

Answer: peek

To peek means to look sneakily at. A peak is a top of something such as the top of a mountain. Peke is an abbreviated form of the dog called a Pekingese. Pique means to feel resentment toward.

Source: Author Ilona_Ritter

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