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In Other Words #4 Trivia Quiz

Hi kids! Here are some more words that sound like other words - but they have different meanings. Can you find the right words for these short sentences? Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by musicmonkeyman. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
musicmonkeyman

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
168,459

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

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10561

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

1. The ______ stung Jenny then ______ away. Hint

be, flu

be, flew

bee, flu

bee, flew

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2. Mummy brought daddy a ______
______. Hint

cygnet, wring

signet, ring

cygnet, ring

signet, wring

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3. The shortest ______ between ______ places is a ______ line. Hint

weigh, two, straight

way, two, straight

way, too, straight

way, two, strait

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4. There are seven ______ in a ______. Hint

daze, weak

daze, week

days, week

days, weak

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5. I do not like to eat ______, not even ______. Hint

meet, steak

meat, steak

meat, stake

meet, stake

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6. Steve kicked the ______ in the ______. Hint

bawl, air

ball, air

bawl, heir

ball, heir

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7. I helped dad ______ the garden hose onto the ______. Hint

wined, reel

wind, reel

wind, real

wined, real

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8. I was ______
______ late for school this ______. Hint

one, hour, morning

one, our, morning

one, hour, mourning

won, hour, morning

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9. Dad went to the kitchen to ______ a cup of ______. Hint

poor, tea

pour, tea

pour, tee

poor, tee

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10. The wind ______ in the ______ of the boat on the ______ water. Hint

blew, sail, blue

blue, sail, blew

blew, sale, blue

blue, sale, blew

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The ______ stung Jenny then ______ away.

Answer: bee, flew

'Bee' in this sentence is the flying insect. Flew is the past tense of 'to fly'.

2. Mummy brought daddy a ______ ______.

Answer: signet, ring

A 'signet ring' has the owner's initials engraved on it, and is worn on the finger.

3. The shortest ______ between ______ places is a ______ line.

Answer: way, two, straight

'Way' is the route or direction, and 'two' in the number 2. 'Straight' means direct, or without curves or bends.

4. There are seven ______ in a ______.

Answer: days, week

'Days' is the plural of day, which is one twenty-four hour period. A 'week' is a period of seven days.

5. I do not like to eat ______, not even ______.

Answer: meat, steak

'Meat' is the flesh of an animal used as food. 'Steak' is a particular cut of meat.

6. Steve kicked the ______ in the ______.

Answer: ball, air

A 'ball' is the round object used to playing games, and 'in the air' means toward the sky.

7. I helped dad ______ the garden hose onto the ______.

Answer: wind, reel

'Wind' in this sentence is to make a coil. 'Reel' is a cylinder on which the coil is formed.

8. I was ______ ______ late for school this ______.

Answer: one, hour, morning

'One' is the number 1. 'Hour' is a period of 60 minutes, and 'morning' is the part of the day before noon.

9. Dad went to the kitchen to ______ a cup of ______.

Answer: pour, tea

'Pour' in this sentence means to tip liquid from a container. 'Tea' is the drink made with the leaves of the tea plant.

10. The wind ______ in the ______ of the boat on the ______ water.

Answer: blew, sail, blue

'Blew' is the movement of the air (wind), and 'sail' is the sheet of cloth rigged to harness the power of the wind to move the boat. The other 'blue' is the colour.

Source: Author musicmonkeyman

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