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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Homophones 1 (Questions)

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'Right' and 'Write' have the same pronunciation but mean different things - these are known as homophones. There are more homophones in the English language than you can shake a stick at!

Try our first quiz on words that are often confused with each other.

1. Which word means 'the main one'?
[ ] Princedom
[ ] Principal
[ ] Principality
[ ] Principle
2. Which word means 'to remain still'?
[ ] Stationary
[ ] Stationed
[ ] Stationer
[ ] Stationery
3. Which word means 'to complete'?
[ ] Complaisance
[ ] Complement
[ ] Compliance
[ ] Compliment
4. Which word asks for directions?
[ ] Ware
[ ] Wear
[ ] Were
[ ] Where
5. Which word means 'a courageous deed'?
[ ] Fate
[ ] Feat
[ ] Feet
[ ] Fete
6. Which word means 'belonging to them'?
[ ] Theirs
[ ] Thereby
[ ] There's
[ ] Thereto
7. Which word means 'not to insist upon'?
[ ] Waive
[ ] Wave
[ ] Waver
[ ] Wavy
8. Which word means 'chimney'?
[ ] Flew
[ ] Flu
[ ] Flue
[ ] Fluid
9. Which word means 'from one end to the other'?
[ ] Though
[ ] Threw
[ ] Through
[ ] Throw
10. Which word means 'to avenge'?
[ ] Rake
[ ] Reek
[ ] Wreak
[ ] Wreck
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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Homophones 1 (Answers)
1. Which word means 'the main one'?
[ ] Princedom
[x] Principal
[ ] Principality
[ ] Principle
The word 'Principle' means a rule
2. Which word means 'to remain still'?
[x] Stationary
[ ] Stationed
[ ] Stationer
[ ] Stationery
The word 'Stationery' means pencils and paper etc.
3. Which word means 'to complete'?
[ ] Complaisance
[x] Complement
[ ] Compliance
[ ] Compliment
The word 'Compliment' means to give praise
4. Which word asks for directions?
[ ] Ware
[ ] Wear
[ ] Were
[x] Where
The word 'Ware' means an item for sale
5. Which word means 'a courageous deed'?
[ ] Fate
[x] Feat
[ ] Feet
[ ] Fete
6. Which word means 'belonging to them'?
[x] Theirs
[ ] Thereby
[ ] There's
[ ] Thereto
7. Which word means 'not to insist upon'?
[x] Waive
[ ] Wave
[ ] Waver
[ ] Wavy
8. Which word means 'chimney'?
[ ] Flew
[ ] Flu
[x] Flue
[ ] Fluid
9. Which word means 'from one end to the other'?
[ ] Though
[ ] Threw
[x] Through
[ ] Throw
10. Which word means 'to avenge'?
[ ] Rake
[ ] Reek
[x] Wreak
[ ] Wreck