Professional Communication Questions & Answers – Homophones and their Uses

This set of Professional Communication Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Homophones and their Uses”.

1. Homophones are words that sound different but have same meanings.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: The statement is false. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.

2. Which of these means to omit?
a) Accept
b) Except
c) Acept
d) Exccept
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Answer: b
Explanation: Except is a preposition or verb which means to leave out or omit. Accept means to receive and is a verb. Both of these are homophones.

3. Which of these means to influence?
a) Affect
b) Efect
c) Effect
d) Affecct
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Answer: a
Explanation: Affect and effect are homophones. Both these words are verbs. Affect means to influence while effect means to bring about.
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4. ______ is the most important city of a country.
a) Capitol
b) Capetol
c) Capital
d) Capitalisation
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Answer: c
Explanation: Capital is a noun meaning the most important city or town of a country. Capitol is a noun meaning a building, housing a legislative assembly.

5. Which of these is an adjective?
a) Course
b) Coaurse
c) Caorse
d) Coarse
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Answer: d
Explanation: Coarse is an adjective meaning unrefined or harsh in texture. Course is a noun meaning the route or direction followed by a river or ship.

6. Fill in the blank.
She writes everyday in her ____
a) dairy
b) diary
c) deary
d) diery
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Answer: b
Explanation: The correct statement is: She writes everyday in her diary. Dairy means a building or room for storage, processing and distribution of milk and milk products. Diary means a book in which one keeps a daily record of events.

7. Which of these expresses distance?
a) Farther
b) Father
c) Further
d) Ferther
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Answer: a
Explanation: Farther is an adverb and an adjective, used to express distance or space. Further means a greater expanse of space or time, quality or degree.
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8. _____ refers to the second-mentioned thing of two things.
a) Later
b) Latter
c) Latte
d) Late
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Answer: b
Explanation: Later is an adjective. It is the comparative of late and means after some time. Latter refers to the second or second-mentioned of two people or things.

9. Which of these is a conjunction?
a) Weather
b) Peace
c) Piece
d) Whether
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Answer: d
Explanation: Weather is a noun meaning the state of the atmosphere at a place and time. Whether is a conjunction which means expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives. For example: You’re going to school you’ve finished your homework or not.
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10. Which of these means a piece of wood?
a) Wage
b) Wadge
c) Wedge
d) Wedje
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Answer: c
Explanation: Wage is a noun meaning a fixed regular payment for work. Wedge is a noun meaning a piece of wood or metal.

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