a4esl.org

Homographs D and E
Same Spelling-Different Meaning

Click the answer button to see the answer.
* means the pronunciation is different.

  1. What word means means to stop living and is also a tree?
  2. What word means older and is also a small tree?
  3. What word means the place to go in and also means to delight or charm?
  4. What word means from higher to a lower place and also are soft feathers?
  5. What word means the day, month and year and also is a sweet dark fruit?
  6. What word means to put off and also means to yield to another?
  7. What word means to lower in dignity and also means to humble oneself?
  8. What word means a dry barren region and also means to go away from?
  9. What word means to cut some off and also means a wharf?
  10. What word means two or more female deer and is also the present tense of 'to do'?
  11. What word means did dive and also is a white pigeon?
  12. What word means to sprinkle with flour or sugar and also means to dig up?
  13. What word means to lower suddenly and is also a large wild bird?
  14. What word means someone who dresses and is also a bureau?

Copyright (C) 1997 by Letitia Bradley (tishwish@mx.baycity.or.jp)
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.