She spent the afternoon pulling out the weeds and ___ in her garden.
Answer: A
It is tares.
Tares are weeds, familiar from the parable of the wheat and the tares. Tears, rhyming with airs, are rips; the two are pronounced identically.
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The cow kicked over the milk ______.
Answer: A
It is pail.
A pail is a bucket. Pale means light in colour, and the two sound the same.
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There should be _____________ to life than to work.
Answer: A
It is more.
More means a greater amount. A mower cuts grass; the two only resemble each other in spelling.
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A small forest is called a ______.
Answer: B
It is wood.
A wood is a small forest, and the material trees are made of. Would is the auxiliary verb, and the two are pronounced identically.
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The cracks in the _______ were made by the weight of the chandelier.
Answer: A
It is ceiling.
A ceiling is the upper surface of a room, from which a chandelier hangs. Sealing is closing something up, and the two sound the same.
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He will be here in an ___________.
Answer: B
It is hour.
The h of hour is silent, so it takes an rather than a - which is the clue the sentence gives. Our is the possessive pronoun.
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Children should learn how to ______ buttons on their clothes.
Answer: C
It is sew.
To sew is to stitch with needle and thread, which is how buttons go on. To sow is to plant seed, and so is the adverb; all three are pronounced alike.
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The store is having a big ______ this Christmas.
Answer: A
It is sale.
A sale is a period of selling at reduced prices. A sail belongs to a boat, and the two are pronounced alike.
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A versatile spice for meat and salad dressing is ______.
Answer: A
It is thyme.
Thyme is the herb, and its th is pronounced as a plain t. Time is what the clock measures, and the two are pronounced identically.
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Sometimes elderly people ___ food in their rooms when they live in nursing homes.
Answer: A
It is hoard.
To hoard is to lay by a secret store. A horde is a large crowd, and the two are pronounced identically.
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