Homonyms - Quiz 6

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He took the supplies to the new building ___.
a. sight
b. site
c. cite
Every night I like to read ___ to my children.
a. allowed
b. aloud
He made a ___ decision when he fired Marjorie.
a. bad
b. bade
She ___ her nose into the tissue very quietly.
a. blew
b. blue
Dogs like to ___ bones to save them for later.
a. berry
b. bury
Those who follow a vegetarian diet eat no ___.
a. meat
b. meet
The loud noise made her ___ during the speech.
a. pause
b. paws
It is possible to make a kite ___ like a bird.
a. soar
b. sore
One of the most expensive cuts of meat is ___.
a. stake
b. steak
Do you have ___ to pick up Bobby after school?
a. time
b. thyme
The groom lifted the ___ and kissed his bride.
a. vale
b. veil
The yard could only be entered through the ___.
a. gait
b. gate
The logs were placed on a ___ in the fireplace.
a. grate
b. great
One bit of good news is better than ___ at all.
a. none
b. nun
The fisherman was proud of his new rod and ___.
a. real
b. reel
My mother's favorite flower was the yellow ___.
a. rose
b. rows
The scientist picked up the lab rat by its ___.
a. tail
b. tale
You have to tell me ___ to blame for this mess.
a. who's
b. whose
The novelist worked feverishly on his final ___.
a. draft
b. draught
They say that ___ going to get colder this week.
a. its
b. it's

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.