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Grammar for Grownups Quiz

Homonymphobia is the fear of homonyms (those pesky words that sound right but may be spelled wrong, such as pair/pare/pear or right/wright/write/rite). Choose the appropriate word from the following sentences. Careful! Proceed slowly!

1. I wanted to (ball/bawl/boll) my eyes out.

2. I saw the movie through my (tiers/tears).

3. My (eyesite/eyecite/eyesight) was fogged over.

4. The movie music sounded (right/wright/rite) to me.

5. The film was about a mother (deer/dear) - a (dough/doe) and her (fawn/faun).

6. I'm waiting to see it again with (bated/baited) breath so I can (rale/rail) against the unfairness.

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