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Test your knowledge of these common homophones— words that sound the same, but have totally different meanings.
1
Washington D.C. is the ______ of the USA.
Capital
Capitle
Capitol
90% got this right
“Capital” is used to refer to a city that is the seat of government. “Capitol” is used to refer to the building.
2
Which word describes a rule, a law, a guideline, or a fact?
Principle
Princeple
Principal
65% got this right
A principal is the headmaster of a school.
3
Which word describes a kind, praising statement someone makes to someone else?
Compliment
Complement
Complete
72% got this right
Complement refers to something that makes something else perfect or complete.
4
Which of these words describes something liquid?
Sea
See
Si
93% got this right
"I like to see the sea" = "I like to look at the ocean"
5
Which would you most commonly use when baking?
Flour
Floor
Flower
87% got this right
A flower is a living thing, flour is a powder obtained by grinding grain.
6
Which would refers to a location?
There
Their
They're
82% got this right
There can be the answer to the question, "where?"
7
Which word mean to allow or agree to?
Accept
Axept
Except
93% got this right
Except means "with the exclusion of."
8
Which word means "also" or "in addition"?
Too
To
Two
76% got this right
Too means “as well” or “in addition,” two refers to the number 2, and "to" is a preposition.