*GRAMMAR 16.8 PRACTICE

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REDO CODE: KE5UVW

PART 1 of 2
DIRECTIONS:
1. Determine the underlined homograph’s part of speech. (12 points)
          *Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.

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A fray started after the football game between the cross-town rivals.

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Our neighbor piled the firewood along the chain-link fence.

1

Following final exams, the students left the school with reckless abandon.

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Sometimes the boxers slug each other during a match.

1

The waves lap quietly against the sides of the boat.

1

While sightseeing in South Korea, we had to exchange dollars for won.

1

Nancy Drew mysteries are a good read.

1

That is a strange object.

1

The fleet sailed into the harbor.

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I won’t shed a tear over spilled milk.

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Yoshi must learn to tie a bow tie.

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The fans are really wound up for the game.

PART 2 of 2
DIRECTIONS:
1. Determine which homophone best completes each sentence. (12 points)
          *Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.

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The postal worker delivers our (male, mail) in the afternoons.

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Dixie’s shovel and (pail, pale) lay abandoned in the hot sand.

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Did you test the car’s (breaks, brakes)?

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The wild (boar, bore) is a fierce animal native to the forests of Asia and North Africa.

1

The photographer asked us to (wait, weight) in her studio.

1

The way he taps his pencil during tests is beginning to (great, grate) on my nerves.

1

Katya wrote a letter (while, wile) Lu Chan talked on the phone.

1

The (knight, night) wore shining armor.

1

Mrs. Chin (new, knew) that yesterday was my birthday.

1

I had eight (right, write) answers out of ten.

1

Jason (through, threw) his jacket on the couch.

1

NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR SCORE?

PART 1 of 2

A fray started after the football game between the cross-town rivals.

Our neighbor piled the firewood along the chain-link fence.

Following final exams, the students left the school with reckless abandon.

Sometimes the boxers slug each other during a match.

The waves lap quietly against the sides of the boat.

While sightseeing in South Korea, we had to exchange dollars for won.

Nancy Drew mysteries are a good read.

That is a strange object.

The fleet sailed into the harbor.

I won’t shed a tear over spilled milk.

Yoshi must learn to tie a bow tie.

The fans are really wound up for the game.

PART 2 of 2

The postal worker delivers our (male, mail) in the afternoons.

Dixie’s shovel and (pail, pale) lay abandoned in the hot sand.

Did you test the car’s (breaks, brakes)?

The wild (boar, bore) is a fierce animal native to the forests of Asia and North Africa.

The photographer asked us to (wait, weight) in her studio.

The way he taps his pencil during tests is beginning to (great, grate) on my nerves.

Katya wrote a letter (while, wile) Lu Chan talked on the phone.

The (knight, night) wore shining armor.

Mrs. Chin (new, knew) that yesterday was my birthday.

I had eight (right, write) answers out of ten.

Jason (through, threw) his jacket on the couch.

A blue jay perched on the lowest (bough, bow) of the tree.