Homonyms - Quiz 36

Click the answer button to see the answer.

It is a serious offence to ___ the army.
a. desert
b. dessert
The area was ___ for gold since 1900.
a. mind
b. mined
Diane Fossey was famous for her work with the mountain ___ groups in Rwanda.
a. gorilla
b. guerrilla
A ___ is a type of monk.
a. friar
b. fryer
A ___ is a type of shellfish.
a. muscle
b. mussel
A ___ is a type of stringed instrument.
a. liar
b. lyre
He took the ___ of a policeman in the school play.
a. role
b. roll
He yelled at the football game unti he was ___.
a. hoarse
b. horse
He joined a ___ of singers, dancers and actors.
a. troop
b. troupe
What do you get if you ___ two plus two?
a. ad
b. add
A ___ of water buffalo were resting beside the river when the lions attacked.
a. heard
b. herd
Clothes will dry faster if you ___ them out well.
a. ring
b. wring
This is the ___ of the proposed library building.
a. sight
b. site
c. cite
I was wondering if you ___ busy.
a. were
b. where
If flowers are left out of water they will wither and ___.
a. die
b. dye
He was a ___ enough fellow even if he was not wealthy.
a. decent
b. descent
I am the ___ who got it.
a. won
b. one
Trans-Pacific flights usually carry two different flight ___.
a. crews
b. cruise
A favorite topping for hot dogs is ___.
a. mustard
b. mustered
You deserve a long ___.
a. rest
b. wrest