He had his ________ on a tweed jacket.
Answer: B
It is eye.
To have one's eye on something is to want it. I is the pronoun, and 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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A Christmas treat is ________ pudding.
Answer: A
It is plum.
Plum pudding is the traditional Christmas dish. To plumb is to measure depth, from the plumb line weighted with lead - the b is silent, so the two are pronounced alike.
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If you don't sit down _________ scream.
Answer: C
It is I'll.
I'll is the contraction of I will. An aisle is a passage between seats, and an isle is a small island; all three are pronounced identically.
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The honeybee returned to ______ hive.
Answer: A
It is its.
Its is the possessive, with no apostrophe. It's is the contraction of it is - the apostrophe marks the missing letter, not possession, which is the reverse of the usual rule and the reason the pair is so often confused.
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He __________ sandwiches for their lunch.
Answer: A
It is made.
Made is the past tense of make. A maid is a servant, and the two are pronounced identically.
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Shakespeare was a famous play ___________.
Answer: B
It is wright.
A wright is a maker, so a playwright makes plays - as a wheelwright makes wheels and a shipwright ships. It has nothing to do with writing, despite the sound.
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Only _________ can make me complete.
Answer: A
It is you.
You is the pronoun. A yew is a tree and a ewe a female sheep; all three are pronounced identically.
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A doughnut has a ______ in its centre.
Answer: B
It is hole.
A hole is an opening, which is what a doughnut has in the middle. Whole means entire, and its w is silent.
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He ______ better, but he did it anyway.
Answer: A
It is knew.
Knew is the past tense of know, with a silent k. New means recent, and the two sound the same.
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