Homophones are words which sound similar but have different meanings. In each case below, I give you a meaning and you choose the correct word from the homophones which follow. Easy-peasy? Of course it is!
This is part 2 of a multipart quiz. Part 1 is here.
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If you say something nice about someone, you pay them one
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complement
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compliment
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Question of
Another word for disagreement
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descent
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dissent
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The one who prevents publication of certain material
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censor
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censer
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sensor
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Question of
Belonging to them
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their
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there
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they’re
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Question of
A simultaneous arrangement of musical notes
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cord
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chord
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Part of a drum kit
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symbol
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cymbal
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To refer to something as evidence or justification
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site
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sight
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cite
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Rough or unfinished
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coarse
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course
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Frontier
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boarder
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border
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A type of corn native to North America
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maize
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maze
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Separate and distinct
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discrete
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discreet
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Relating to the ear or hearing
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oral
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aural
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A special aptitude or ability
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flair
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flare
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Relating to war
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marshal
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martial
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12 out of 14 I am told I have done well. And I pushed the down vote button by mistake. Sorry
LOL Grace, don’t worry about the vote! And you did do well 😀
I am a quiz addict. I go searching for them in the archives (lol)
Got 13 out of 14. Great for me compared to the French idiom quiz. As usual, a fantastic quiz. Where do you get your ideas for making these, I wonder?
I guess I just have a fertile (though some might call it febrile) imagination! Well done 🙂
Missed two!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just two? That’s a great score, LaJenna! (I see that was 6 months ago – I bet if you retry it now you’ll do better!)
13 out 14!!!?so good! Thanks
Excellent score, Carmen! Well done 🙂
I got 3 wrong….but that’s still passing I suppose 🙂 Great quiz!
It certainly is! And I’ve just posted Part 3 – I bet you improve your score there 😀
I’ll have to check it out and see! 🙂
Super quiz Norman-11/14
Great! Well done, Lado and thanks for participating 🙂
Only two wrong, though I thought I’d get them all.
I made it tricky, Lena! Thanks for playing 🙂
10 out of 14. Better than expected. 🙂
Nice score, Zaklina! Thank you for taking the quiz 🙂
Got a perfect score and I dunno why…haha great quiz Norman and I had fun 🙂
…I demand for part 3…?
Very well done, Traf – congratulations! You also did well in Part 1, I remember, but I don’t think you got 100%. And I won’t let you down: Part 3 is in the pipeline 🙂
Thanks Norman…I’m excited for the third part…Good job Norman 🙂
12 out of 14. I did better then expected other then the fact I have dyslexia. I underestimated myself Norman. LMBO!
Never underestimate yourself, lad! Well done 🙂
all correct woa great quiz and this is first for me
Well done, NBK! Thanks for participating 🙂
Fun stuff, as usual. Enjoyed putting my thinking cap on!
Oops, one mistake! Awesome quiz!
Great! Very well done, Ellie 🙂
Yes I aced it Norman, great quiz! 🙂
Hurray for Carol 😀 😀
got 9 out of 14 right
somewhere in the middle… it’s a good quiz though!
Glad you enjoyed it, and 9/14 is good for a non-native speaker 🙂
14 of 14 I beat the game. lol Ah yes, I love these.
Yay! Hurray for you 😀
You got 12 out of 14 right!
Perfect. You are a true homophonist!
Excellent score, Elenka! Thanks for playing 🙂