Misplaced Modifiers Practice

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Misplaced Modifiers Practice

Modifiers

Rewrite each sentence so that the modifiers are properly placed.

1. While fixing the broken lamp, our dog began to bark ferociously.
2. Gladys sang with the choir with a broken leg.
3. Sara played the Sonata in G for her guests on the piano.
4. Covered in sauce, I saw a man barbequing on my bike.
5. Holding hands and admiring the view, the birds chirped and the butterflies fluttered.

Homonyms, Homophones, or Homographs

Read each set of clues and figure out which words fit the descriptions. Then indicate if the word pairs are homonyms, homophones, or homographs.

6. to move through the air/a pesky insect: homonym/ homophone/homograph
7. a fish/a low tone: homonym/homophone/ homograph
8. consumed/a number: homonym/homophone/ homograph
9. to make/fruits and vegetables: homonym/ homophone/homograph
10. permitted/audible: homonym/homophone/ homograph
11. small/one-sixtieth of an hour: homonym/ homophone/homograph
12. to bend at the waist/a large branch: homonym/ homophone/homograph
13. lamp/not heavy: homonym/homophone/ homograph
14. also/deuce: homonym/homophone/homograph
15. still/writing paper: homonym/homophone/ homograph
16. something in a package/satisfied: homonym/ homophone/homograph
17. yeast, water, and flour mass/a female deer: homonym/homophone/homograph
18. next to/to shut: homonym/homophone/ homograph
19. correct/a ceremony: homonym/homophone/ homograph
20. relax/the remainder: homonym/homophone/ homograph
21. to purchase/by means of: homonym/ homophone/homographh
22. odor/transmitted: homonym/homophone/ homograph
23. jug/ball player: homonym/homophone/ homograph
24. guide/heavy metal: homonym/homophone/ homograph
25. a brief look/to stimulate: homonym/ homophone/homograph

Answers

Answers for questions 1–5 are suggestions. Your answers may vary.

1. While I was fixing the broken lamp, our dog began to bark ferociously.
2. Gladys, who had a broken leg, sang with the choir.
3. Sara played the Sonata in G on the piano for her guests.
4. While riding my bike, I saw a man covered in sauce and barbequing.
5. As we held hands and admired the view, the birds chirped and the butterflies fluttered.
6. fly/fly: homonym
7. bass/bass: homograph
8. ate/eight: homophone
9. produce/produce: homograph
10. allowed/aloud: homophone
11. minute/minute: homograph
12. bow/bough: homophone
13. light/light: homonym
14. too/two: homophone
15. stationary/stationery: homophone
16. content/content: homograph
17. dough/doe: homophone
18. close/close: homograph
19. right/rite: homophone
20. rest/rest: homonym
21. buy/by: homophone
22. scent/sent: homophone
23. pitcher/pitcher: homonym
24. lead/lead: homograph
25. peek/pique: homophone