Many jams are made from __________.
Answer: A
It is berries.
Berries are the small soft fruits jam is made from. Buries is the verb to bury, and the two are pronounced alike.
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______________ is a heavy metal.
Answer: C
It is lead.
Lead the metal is pronounced led, which is why the past tense of the verb to lead is spelt led and the metal is not. A lid covers a container.
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The family took ______ vacation in Florida this year.
Answer: B
It is their.
Their is the possessive, which is what a vacation belonging to the family requires. There means in that place and they're is they are.
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Do you have ______ to pick up Bobby after school?
Answer: A
It is time.
Time is what one needs to fetch a child from school. Thyme is the herb, and its th is pronounced as a plain t, so the two sound the same.
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The letter was made secure with ______________ wax that had the company imprint on it.
Answer: B
It is sealing.
Sealing wax closes a letter. A ceiling is the top of a room, and the two are pronounced identically.
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His legal ______ is Sheila.
Answer: A
It is heir.
An heir inherits property or a title, and the h is silent. Hair grows on the head, a hare is the animal, and here is a place.
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There is too much at ________________ to be careless.
Answer: A
It is stake.
At stake means at risk. A steak is a cut of meat, and the two are pronounced identically.
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The puppy has mud all over his _________.
Answer: B
It is paws.
Paws are an animal's feet. A pause is a brief stop, and the two are pronounced identically.
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He stood for a long time on the ____________ watching the ships pass by.
Answer: B
It is pier.
A pier is a structure running out into the sea. To peer is to look closely, and the two are pronounced alike.
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This is a serious _____________ of security.
Answer: A
It is breach.
A breach is a breaking of rules or defences. A breech is the rear part of a gun, or the trousers spelt breeches, and the two are pronounced identically.
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