Homographs
4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.4.4.A, L.4.5 · England: Y4 Vocabulary (homographs), Y5/6 Reading (word meanings)
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Question 1
Read the sentence and choose how the word is said. "Wind the wool into a ball." Does "wind" rhyme with "find" or "pinned"?
- A. find
- B. pinned
Question 2
Use the sentence to decide. Don't desert your friends when they need you. What does "desert" mean here?
- A. bake
- B. feed
- C. visit
- D. leave and abandon
Question 3
Read the sentence and choose how the word is said. "Please close the door." Does "close" rhyme with "nose" or "dose"?
- A. dose
- B. nose
Question 4
Use the sentence to decide. Every desert is very dry. What does "desert" mean here?
- A. a sandy beach
- B. a sweet pudding
- C. a dry place with very little rain
- D. leave someone alone
Question 5
Read the sentence and choose how the word is said. "Sit in the front row." Does "row" rhyme with "go" or "cow"?
- A. cow
- B. go
Question 6
Use the sentence to decide. Be careful not to tear the page. What does "tear" mean here?
- A. read
- B. rip
- C. cry
- D. fold
Question 7
Read the sentence and choose how the word is said. "Please close the door." Does "close" rhyme with "nose" or "dose"?
- A. dose
- B. nose
Question 8
Use the sentence to decide. The wind blew my hat away. What does "wind" mean here?
- A. moving air
- B. a long road
- C. turn something round and round
- D. a loud noise
Question 9
Read the sentence and choose how the word is said. "Please close the door." Does "close" rhyme with "nose" or "dose"?
- A. dose
- B. nose
Question 10
Use the sentence to decide. The wind blew my hat away. What does "wind" mean here?
- A. a loud noise
- B. a long road
- C. moving air
- D. turn something round and round
Question 11
Read the sentence and choose how the word is said. "The shop is close to my house." Does "close" rhyme with "nose" or "dose"?
- A. nose
- B. dose
Question 12
Use the sentence to decide. Be careful not to tear the page. What does "tear" mean here?
- A. rip
- B. cry
- C. read
- D. fold
Question 13
Read the sentence and choose how the word is said. "You lead and we'll follow." Does "lead" rhyme with "seed" or "bed"?
- A. seed
- B. bed
Question 14
Use the sentence to decide. Every desert is very dry. What does "desert" mean here?
- A. a sweet pudding
- B. leave someone alone
- C. a dry place with very little rain
- D. a sandy beach
Question 15
Read the sentence and choose how the word is said. "Please close the door." Does "close" rhyme with "nose" or "dose"?
- A. dose
- B. nose
Question 16
Use the sentence to decide. The band played live on TV. What does "live" mean here?
- A. in black and white
- B. performed as it happened, not recorded
- C. very slowly
- D. had their home there
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