Homonyms - Quiz 10

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The church bell ___ to announce the end of the ceremony.
a. told
b. tolled
The hunter slowly raised his gun and took aim at the ___.
a. dear
b. deer
If the traffic is jammed, why don't you take another ___.
a. root
b. route
Newsprint ___ very easily, so it is not good for writing.
a. tares
b. tears
Swimming is only allowed between the pier and the red ___.
a. boy
b. buoy
Most breakfast ___ is made from oats, wheat, rice or corn.
a. cereal
b. serial
If flowers are left out of water they will wither and ___.
a. die
b. dye
The drunkard walked along the street with an unsteady ___.
a. gait
b. gate
The choir sang a ___ in honor of the newly married couple.
a. him
b. hymn
A ___ of children attacked the treats on the picnic table.
a. hoard
b. horde
The skipper raised the main ___ and the boat gained speed.
a. sail
b. sale
Children should learn how to ___ buttons on their clothes.
a. sew
b. so
c. sow
Be sure to ___ the front desk for messages when you return.
a. check
b. cheque
The tourist used a traveler's ___ to pay for his souvenirs.
a. check
b. cheque
These days it is not very common to have a ___ or a butler.
a. made
b. maid
A snowy owl ___ upon mice, rabbits and other small animals.
a. praise
b. prays
c. preys
The meeting is not over yet, ___ I will be late for dinner.
a. sew
b. so
c. sow
The judge ordered that he be held without ___ in the prison.
a. bail
b. bale
On New Year's Eve we can hear the ___ ringing at the temple.
a. bell
b. belle
Young deer like to ___ in the meadow on a bright summer day.
a. gamble
b. gambol

Copyright (C) 1998 Donna Tatsuki (dtatsuki@gol.com)
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.