Homophones Vocabulary Exercises: Level B1-B2 (with Answers)

⏱ Time: 07:30 📝 Questions: 15 📊 Level: B1, B2 📚 Type: Vocabulary ⭐ XP: up to +16 (on pass)

Track your Homophones progress with 15 exercises at Level B1-B2. Take the quiz today, note your score, and retake it next week to see how much you have improved. Every question includes a full explanation so each attempt teaches you something new.

⏱ You have 07:30 to answer 15 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Question 1: What does the word HOMOPHONE mean?

Question 1 options
A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different spelling and meaning. The other options describe different linguistic terms or unrelated concepts.
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Question 2: She walked to the edge of the cliff and stared at the vast blue ___ stretching to the horizon.

Question 2 options
'Sea' is correct because it refers to a large body of salt water. 'See' is a verb meaning to observe, 'sigh' is a sound of breath, and 'sole' means the bottom of a shoe or only.
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Question 3: The word STATIONERY (spelled with an 'e') refers to something that does not move or change position.

Question 3 options
False. STATIONERY (with an 'e') refers to writing materials such as paper, pens, and envelopes. STATIONARY (with an 'a') means not moving. These are homophones with different meanings.
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Question 4: Which word is closest in meaning to STEAL?

Question 4 options
'Pilfer' is closest in meaning to steal, as both mean to take something that does not belong to you. 'Purchase' means to buy, 'borrow' means to take temporarily with permission, and 'donate' means to give.
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Question 5: Match each homophone to its correct meaning.

Question 5 options
sole
soul
tail
tale
A story, often fictional or traditional
The only one, or the bottom of a shoe
The spiritual or emotional part of a person
The rear appendage of an animal

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

Each of these words sounds like another English word but has a unique meaning: 'sole' means only or the bottom of a shoe, 'soul' means the spiritual part of a person, 'tail' means the rear end of an animal, and 'tale' means a story.
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Question 6: Which word naturally goes with the phrase 'parking ___'?

Question 6 options
'Brake' collocates with 'parking' to form 'parking brake,' the device that keeps a car from rolling. 'Break' means to shatter something, 'brake' is the correct homophone here. 'Breck' and 'braque' are not real English words in this context.
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Question 7: Customer: "Excuse me, is this the right platform?" Station worker: "Yes, the train to London leaves from ___, platform 3."

Question 7 options
'There' is correct because it refers to a specific location or place, answering the customer's directional question. 'Their' shows possession, 'they're' is a contraction of 'they are,' and 'there're' is not standard written English here.
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Question 8: The jeweller told her that the diamond in the ring weighed exactly two ___.

Question 8 options
'Carats' is correct because a carat is the unit used to measure the weight or size of gemstones. 'Carrots' are vegetables, 'carets' are punctuation marks used to indicate insertions, and 'karats' measure the purity of gold, not gemstone weight.
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Question 9: Put the words/chunks in the correct order to make a natural English sentence about homophones:

Question 9 options
  • sound identical
  • but have
  • Homophones
  • different meanings and spellings

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is: 'Homophones / sound identical / but have / different meanings and spellings.' This forms a clear definition sentence with subject, verb phrase, conjunction, and object.
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Question 10: After climbing the steep mountain path all day, his legs felt ___ and he could barely walk.

Question 10 options
'Sore' is the most natural and precise word here, meaning painful or aching, which fits the physical context of tired legs after climbing. 'Soar' means to fly high, 'saw' is past tense of see, and 'source' refers to an origin.
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Question 11: A lawyer is writing a formal letter about a property purchase. Which sentence uses the most appropriate register?

Question 11 options
'We wish to enquire regarding the acquisition of the aforementioned property' is formal register, appropriate for a legal letter. 'We wanna buy that place' is too informal, 'Can we get that house?' is casual, and 'We're looking to grab the property' is informal and imprecise.
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Question 12: Choose the correct form to complete this sentence: The editor used a ___ in the manuscript to show where new text should be inserted.

Question 12 options
'Caret' is correct — it is the noun referring to the proofreading mark (^) used to indicate where an insertion should be made. 'Carrot' is a vegetable, 'carat' measures gemstone weight, and 'karat' measures gold purity.
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Question 13: The word STEAL collocates naturally with the phrase 'steal the show,' meaning to be the most impressive or attention-grabbing performer in an event.

Question 13 options
True. 'Steal the show' is a fixed English collocation meaning to attract the most attention or praise at an event. This is the idiomatic, figurative use of 'steal,' not its homophone 'steel' (a type of metal).
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Question 14: The teacher asked students to revise their essays and make sure ___ arguments were clearly supported with evidence.

Question 14 options
'Their' is correct because it is the possessive pronoun referring to what belongs to the students. 'There' indicates a place, 'they're' is a contraction of 'they are,' and 'there's' means 'there is,' none of which fit the possessive meaning needed here.
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Question 15: He told us a fascinating ___ about his grandfather's journey across three continents during the war.

Question 15 options
In this sentence, 'tale' means a story or narrative account, often with dramatic or interesting content. It does not mean the rear appendage of an animal ('tail'), a measurement unit ('carat'), or a location word ('there').