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Homonyms Questions and Answers

111.

The golfer gently tapped the ball into the ____________________.

Answer: A

It is hole.

The hole is what a golfer putts into. Whole means entire, and the two sound the same.

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112.

The _____________ character in the play is a middle-aged widow.

Answer: A

It is principal.

Principal as an adjective means chief, and as a noun the head of a school or a sum of money. A principle is a rule or belief - the pal in principal is the way to remember which is the person.

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113.

He came in ____________ so he did not get a medal.

Answer: B

It is fourth.

Fourth is the ordinal number, and only the first three placings take medals. Forth means forward, and the two are pronounced identically.

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114.

On the ___, he is a nice person.

Answer: A

It is whole.

On the whole means all things considered. A hole is an opening, and the w of whole is silent.

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115.

He travelled over hill and _________ to see her.

Answer: A

It is vale.

A vale is a valley - over hill and vale is the idiom. A veil covers the face, and the two are pronounced alike.

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116.

If you paraphrase or quote the words of another, it is important to ______ the reference information.

Answer: C

It is cite.

To cite is to quote a source. A site is a place and a sight is something seen; all three are pronounced identically.

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117.

Tolstoy was a _________ Russian writer.

Answer: B

It is great.

Great means eminent. A grate is a fireplace or a metal frame, and the two are pronounced alike.

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118.

Companies try to make a ___________ everyday.

Answer: B

Profit is the a financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something and  Prophet is a religious leader who is followed, praised by the entire religion and companies always wants to earn profit so option A is correct.

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119.

It was a long story but a fascinating _______________.

Answer: B

It is tale.

A tale is a story. A tail is what an animal has behind, and the two sound the same.

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120.

Cotton, straw and hay can be stored in a bundle called a ___________________.

Answer: B

Bail is the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money is lodged to guarantee their appearance in court and Bale is a large wrapped or bound bundle of paper, hay, or cotton.option B is correct.

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