LEVEL: B1

PRESENTATION

One of a group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings is called a homonym.

Example: trip – 1) vacation; 2) to stumble and fall.

PRACTICE

Use each of the words from the box twice to fill the gaps in the sentences, as in the example.

Example: At the moment my team is second in the league table.
It’s a popular restaurant so you’d better book a table in advance.

1. The train leaves in 5 minutes so we’ll have to ______.
2. There isn’t ______ in the team for two players like that.
3. She scored in the last minute to _____ them from defeat.
4. He’s good at business, but he just doesn’t know how to ______ a football team.
5. If we don’t leave soon, we’ll _________ the plane.
6. Some viewers think he’s their friend, even though he’s just a ________ in a film.
7. There were no flights home that night so I had to book a ________in a hotel.
8. I’ve settled into my new home now, but I still _______ my old friends.
9. I can’t afford to go out for dinner – I’m trying to _________for my holiday.
10. I don’t make friends easily. It’s just not in my _______.

Homonyms Quiz

For each pair of sentences 1-7, think of a word which can be used in both cases.

1. I’m taking a Japanese __________ at the moment.
   I’m going to have fish for my main ___________.
2. He wrote her a _________________ before he left.
   She found the top _____________ difficult to sing.
3. It’s really hot so let’s sit in the ____________.
   That __________ of red doesn’t suit her.
4. He gave her a beautiful diamond __________ for her birthday.
   __________ me later. I’ll be home in an hour.
5. He sat on the river ________________ to fish.
   I must go to the _____________ to get some cash.
6. We always eat there so let’s go somewhere else for a __________.
   Can you ____________ this money into coins?
7. She packed a ______________ for the ocean voyage.
   We sat on a fallen tree _____________ to rest.

Key

Practice: 1). run; 2). room; 3). save; 4). run; 5). miss;
6). character; 7). room; 8). miss; 9). save; 10). character.

Quiz: 1). course; 2). note; 3). shade; 4). ring; 5). bank;
6). change; 7). trunk.

References: PTE Skills Booster Level 2.- Pearson, 2010.

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