She always wanted to become a _______________ rather than to marry.
Answer: A
It is nun.
A nun is a woman in a religious order. None means not any, and the two sound the same.
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The time is half ________ ten.
Answer: B
It is past.
Half past ten is the fixed idiom. Passed is the past tense of the verb to pass, and past is the preposition - both pronounced alike.
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The sailor was an expert at tying every kind of ______.
Answer: A
It is knot.
A knot is a tie in rope, and its k is silent. Not is the negative, and the two sound identical.
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The church bell ________________ to announce the end of the ceremony.
Answer: B
It is tolled.
To toll is to ring a bell slowly. Told is the past tense of tell, and the two are pronounced identically.
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The desk was made from a large ________________ resting on two filing cabinets.
Answer: A
It is board.
A board is a flat plank. Bored means wearied, and the two sound the same.
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The flowers give off a beautiful ________.
Answer: A
It is scent.
A scent is a smell. A cent is a coin and sent the past tense of send; all three are pronounced alike.
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He got so angry that he ______ his top.
Answer: A
It is blew.
To blow one's top is to lose one's temper, and blew is the past tense. Blue is the colour.
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My least favourite job is to ______ potatoes for supper.
Answer: A
It is peel.
To peel is to strip the skin off. A peal is a ringing of bells, and the two sound the same.
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Street signs are written with __________ letters.
Answer: A
It is capital.
A capital letter is an upper-case one. The Capitol is the building in Washington where Congress meets, and the two are pronounced identically.
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The heart is a ______________ of love.
Answer: A
Symbol is a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or processA cymbal is a common percussion instrument. Often used in pairs, cymbals consist of thin, normally round plates of various alloys. option A is correct.
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