Directions: Homonyms are words that are pronounced almost exactly alike but that differ considerably in meaning. Check the homonym that makes sense in each of the following sentences.
1. Why does modern music have such a strange [affect, effect ] on you?
2. Most buildings have [stationery, stationary ] walls.
3. The [principal, principle ] features of Southern California are sunshine and smog.
4. Sitting contentedly by the fire, the cat licked [it’s, its ] paws.
5. His vocal [cords, chords ] are inflamed.
6. He sat for hours [poring, pouring ] over the dictionary.
7. He listened with [baited, bated ] breath for the second shoe to fall.
8. Admiral Nelson is famous for one of the most important [navel, naval ] encounters in British history.
9. The scene of the accident was lighted by a huge [flare, flair ].
10. The boxer made a [feint, faint ] with his left.