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*GRAMMAR 16.8 PRACTICE

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

Noun

Verb

Adjective

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

Noun

Verb

Adjective

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

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Sometimes the boxers slug each other during a match.

Noun

Verb

Adjective

The waves lap quietly against the sides of the boat.

Noun

Verb

Adjective

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

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Nancy Drew mysteries are a good read.

Noun

Verb

Adjective

That is a strange object.

Noun

Verb

Adjective

The fleet sailed into the harbor.

Noun

Verb

Adjective

I won’t shed a tear over spilled milk.

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Yoshi must learn to tie a bow tie.

Noun

Verb

Adjective

The fans are really wound up for the game.

Noun

Verb

Adjective

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

male

mail

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

pail

pale

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

breaks

brakes

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

boar

bore

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

wait

weight

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

great

grate

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

while

wile

The (knight, night) wore shining armor.

knight

night

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

new

knew

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

right

write

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

through

threw

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

bough

bow