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 3 of a multipart quiz. Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here.
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Question of
Blood-sucking parasite, once much used by doctors
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Leach
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Leech
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Question of
An escape of liquid or gas from a pipe
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Leak
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Leek
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A deep open crack in a glacier
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Crevice
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Crevasse
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Question of
Weird
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Bazaar
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Bizarre
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Question of
What young lambs do in spring
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Gamble
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Gambol
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Question of
You might win this at a sporting event
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Medal
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Meddle
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Question of
Remove wool from sheep, for example
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Sheer
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Shear
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“She gave ____ on a raft, ____ along by the stream’s current”
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Berth, Born
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Birth, Borne
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Berth, Bourn
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Birth, Born
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Question of
One of these must be plunged through the heart of a vampire to do it in
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Steak
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Stake
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Question of
Scoop water out of a boat
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Bale
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Bail
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Baal
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Thanking his god, the cat ____ upon the occasional churchmouse
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Praise
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Prays
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Preys
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Question of
It is used to attach oxen to a plough
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Yoke
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Yolk
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Question of
A solemn ceremony
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right
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rite
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wright
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write
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Question of
Level or destroy
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raze
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raise
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rays
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Question of
As he jumped from the roof, he prayed that the thick snow would _____ the impact
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Lessen
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Lesson
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I only missed one this time lol. I forgot I had taken this quiz before lol
I find it fun to come back to a quiz after a couple of months, and see what you retained! (Well done
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Got 12 right, so I missed 3. Great one
Nice score, LaJenna! Thanks for participating
The Great Homophone Quiz – Part 3
You got 8 out of 15 right!
You got a pass, Branka! Thanks for playing
You got 9 out of 15 right!
Not bad at all, Imran!
You got 9 out of 15 right!
Not so bad – we shall homophonize you yet!
And we shall!!! Thanks for playing, Elenka
Awesome quiz! I’ll bet a lot of people are challenged by this one
I think most will be at least somewhat challenged by it, but there are always those who get 100% in everything?
That’s definitely not me! Sometimes I bomb the quizzes miserably!
Got 2 mistakes Norman…great quiz
Excellent result, Traf! Since of these were really tricky ?
my wish was granted…can u do again part 4? ?
Not so sure! I think I’ve exhausted the material
10 out of 15 on this quiz.
10 is not bad at all! Thanks for playing, DPG
You are welcome Norman.
Just 10 ..good. not bad! Have a good night my friend!
10 is good, Carmen! Thanks for playing, and good morning
Got them all but #8. We spell born without the “e” in the US. Great quiz!
Aah, I didn’t realise that! I can only apologise then, and award you honorary full marks
No problem, I am not complaining, that is how it is when we have the entire world on here.
Thank you for your generous attitude of forgiveness
you got 7 out of 15 interesting…..
Not bad, Nabi! Glad you found it interesting
You got 10 out of 15 right!
YEAH!!
Yeah! Hey, thanks for taking the quiz, Ali
Super quiz!!! Thank you, dear Norman! I got 14!!! ?
Excellent score, Deli! I am impressed
I did a little better, got 13 out of 15…so only missed 2! Fun quiz!
I told you you’d get a better score in this one! Well done
Yes you did…and I gave it my best shot!
It was very interesting! Thank you!
Glad you liked it, Lorso! Thanks for playing