Homophones – Exam Based MCQs
1. Homophones are words that: (TRB English 2024)
A) have the same meaning
B) have the same spelling
C) sound the same but differ in meaning or spelling
D) have opposite meanings
Ans: C) sound the same but differ in meaning or spelling
2. Choose the correct homophone: “I can ____ the music clearly.” (TNTET 2022)
A) here
B) hear
C) hare
D) heir
Ans: B) hear
3. Choose the correct homophone: “Please come ____.” (PGTRB)
A) hear
B) heir
C) here
D) hare
Ans: C) here
4. Choose the correct homophone: “They left ____ bags in the classroom.” (SET)
A) there
B) their
C) they’re
D) thar
Ans: B) their
5. Choose the correct homophone: “The book is over ____.” (UGC NET English)
A) they’re
B) their
C) there
D) thare
Ans: C) there
6. Choose the correct homophone: “____ going to the temple.” (TRB English 2024)
A) There
B) Their
C) They’re
D) Thare
Ans: C) They’re
7. Choose the correct homophone: “I ____ the answer.” (TNTET 2022)
A) no
B) know
C) now
D) knew
Ans: B) know
8. Choose the correct homophone: “There is ____ milk left.” (PGTRB)
A) know
B) no
C) now
D) knew
Ans: B) no
9. Choose the correct homophone: “The sun’s ____ are bright.” (SET)
A) rays
B) raise
C) raze
D) race
Ans: A) rays
10. Choose the correct homophone: “Please ____ your hand.” (UGC NET English)
A) rays
B) raise
C) raze
D) race
Ans: B) raise
11. Choose the correct homophone: “The flower has a sweet ____.” (TRB English 2024)
A) sent
B) cent
C) scent
D) site
Ans: C) scent
12. Choose the correct homophone: “I ____ the parcel yesterday.” (TNTET 2022)
A) scent
B) cent
C) sent
D) assent
Ans: C) sent
13. Choose the correct homophone: “It costs one ____.” (PGTRB)
A) scent
B) sent
C) cent
D) scene
Ans: C) cent
14. Choose the correct homophone: “The ship is sailing on the ____.” (SET)
A) see
B) sea
C) she
D) seize
Ans: B) sea
15. Choose the correct homophone: “Did you ____ that bird?” (UGC NET English)
A) sea
B) see
C) she
D) say
Ans: B) see
16. Choose the correct homophone: “The horse has a long ____.” (TRB English 2024)
A) tale
B) tail
C) tile
D) tell
Ans: B) tail
17. Choose the correct homophone: “Grandmother told us a fairy ____.” (TNTET 2022)
A) tail
B) tale
C) tile
D) tell
Ans: B) tale
18. Choose the correct homophone: “Please write with a blue ____.” (PGTRB)
A) pin
B) pen
C) pane
D) pain
Ans: B) pen
19. Choose the correct homophone: “Prick your finger with a ____.” (SET)
A) pin
B) pen
C) pane
D) pain
Ans: A) pin
20. Choose the correct homophone: “The glass ____ was broken.” (UGC NET English)
A) pain
B) pen
C) pane
D) pin
Ans: C) pane
21. Choose the correct homophone: “He cried with ____.” (TRB English 2024)
A) pane
B) pain
C) pen
D) pin
Ans: B) pain
22. Choose the correct homophone: “I want a ____ of bread.” (TNTET 2022)
A) peace
B) piece
C) peas
D) pace
Ans: B) piece
23. Choose the correct homophone: “We all pray for world ____.” (PGTRB)
A) piece
B) peace
C) peas
D) phase
Ans: B) peace
24. Choose the correct homophone: “The ____ of the tree is strong.” (SET)
A) root
B) route
C) wrote
D) rode
Ans: A) root
25. Choose the correct homophone: “Which bus ____ should we take?” (UGC NET English)
A) root
B) route
C) wrote
D) rote
Ans: B) route
26. Choose the correct homophone: “She ____ a beautiful poem.” (TRB English 2024)
A) rote
B) wrote
C) route
D) root
Ans: B) wrote
27. Choose the correct homophone: “The king’s ____ was very young.” (TNTET 2022)
A) hair
B) hare
C) heir
D) hear
Ans: C) heir
28. Choose the correct homophone: “The rabbit and the ____ ran fast.” (PGTRB)
A) hair
B) hear
C) heir
D) hare
Ans: D) hare
29. Choose the correct homophone: “Comb your ____ neatly.” (SET)
A) hare
B) heir
C) hair
D) hear
Ans: C) hair
30. Choose the correct homophone: “I will ____ from you soon.” (UGC NET English)
A) here
B) hear
C) heir
D) hare
Ans: B) hear
31. Choose the correct homophone: “The knight rode a white ____.” (TRB English 2024)
A) horse
B) hoarse
C) hearse
D) hours
Ans: A) horse
32. Choose the correct homophone: “After shouting, his voice became ____.” (TNTET 2022)
A) horse
B) hoarse
C) hearse
D) house
Ans: B) hoarse
33. Choose the correct homophone: “Please ____ the knot tightly.” (PGTRB)
A) tie
B) thigh
C) thy
D) tide
Ans: A) tie
34. Choose the correct homophone: “His ____ was injured.” (SET)
A) tie
B) thigh
C) thy
D) tide
Ans: B) thigh
35. Choose the correct homophone: “____ book is on the table.” (UGC NET English)
A) Your
B) You’re
C) Yore
D) Yaw
Ans: A) Your
36. Choose the correct homophone: “____ my best friend.” (TRB English 2024)
A) Your
B) Yore
C) You’re
D) Yor
Ans: C) You’re
37. Choose the correct homophone: “Please do not ____ the secret.” (TNTET 2022)
A) steel
B) steal
C) stale
D) style
Ans: B) steal
38. Choose the correct homophone: “This gate is made of ____.” (PGTRB)
A) steal
B) stale
C) steel
D) still
Ans: C) steel
39. Choose the correct homophone: “The dog wagged its ____.” (SET)
A) tail
B) tale
C) tile
D) trail
Ans: A) tail
40. Choose the correct homophone: “I want to buy some ____.” (UGC NET English)
A) meet
B) meat
C) mete
D) mite
Ans: B) meat
41. Choose the correct homophone: “Let us ____ after class.” (TRB English 2024)
A) meat
B) meet
C) mete
D) mitt
Ans: B) meet
42. Choose the correct homophone: “The boy won the first ____.” (TNTET 2022)
A) prize
B) price
C) praise
D) pries
Ans: A) prize
43. Choose the correct homophone: “What is the ____ of this pen?” (PGTRB)
A) prize
B) praise
C) price
D) pries
Ans: C) price
44. Choose the correct homophone: “The soldiers fought with all their ____.” (SET)
A) might
B) mite
C) meat
D) mate
Ans: A) might
45. Choose the correct homophone: “A tiny ____ sat on the leaf.” (UGC NET English)
A) might
B) mate
C) mite
D) meat
Ans: C) mite
46. Which pair is a pair of homophones? (TRB English 2024)
A) big / large
B) hot / cold
C) sea / see
D) boy / boys
Ans: C) sea / see
47. Which pair is NOT a pair of homophones? (TNTET 2022)
A) right / write
B) son / sun
C) flower / flour
D) cold / fold
Ans: D) cold / fold
48. Choose the correct homophone: “The baker needs more ____.” (PGTRB)
A) flower
B) floor
C) flour
D) flew
Ans: C) flour
49. Choose the correct homophone: “The garden has a red ____.” (SET)
A) flour
B) flower
C) floor
D) flare
Ans: B) flower
50. The best summary of homophones is that they are words with the same ______ but different ______ or meanings. (UGC NET English)
A) spelling, sound
B) sound, spellings
C) colour, shapes
D) grammar, tense
Ans: B) sound, spellings
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