Select the pair of homonyms from the choices below:
a. alter, altar
b. big, enormous
c. long, short
d. eyes, nose
2. The sentence " Harry ate six shrimp at dinner" is written in a/an ______________ voice.
a. active
b. passive
c. thesis
d. none of the above
3. The sentence "The flat tire was changed by sue." is written in a/an ________________ voice.
a. active then passive
b. active
c. both b and d
d. passive
4. The young girl bawled in response to the bald man that was chasing her down the street.
Identify the homonyms in the above sentence.
a. down, street
b. young, bald
c. bawled, chasing
d. bawled, bald
5. A sentence that links ideas between two paragraphs is called a
a. Topic sentence
b. Thesis sentence
c. Transition sentence
d. None of the above
6. Alex ran as fast as a cheetah.
The above sentence represents a
a. Metaphor
b. Simile
c. Personification
d. Hyperbole
7. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
The above sentence represents a
a. Metaphor
b. Simile
c. Personification
d. Both a and c