It is hard to ___________ an honest living.
Answer: A
It is earn.
To earn is to get by working. An urn is a vase, especially one holding ashes, and in non-rhotic accents the two are pronounced identically.
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A famous brand of containers in the United States is called Tupper______________.
Answer: A
It is ware.
Ware means goods or manufactured articles - Tupperware, hardware, silverware. To wear is to have clothing on and where asks about place; all three sound the same.
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The scientist picked up the lab rat by its ______.
Answer: A
It is tail.
A tail is what a rat is picked up by. A tale is a story, and the two sound the same.
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Many city buses expect riders to have the exact ___ ready when it is time to pay.
Answer: B
It is fare.
A fare is the price of a journey. Fair means just, or light in colour, and the two are pronounced identically.
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A favourite place to hang out is the local ______.
Answer: A
It is mall.
A mall is a shopping arcade. To maul is to attack and tear, and the two are pronounced alike.
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In computer terms, do you know the difference between a bit and a __________?
Answer: B
It is byte.
A byte is eight bits. A bite is what teeth do, and the two are pronounced identically - the spelling was changed on purpose to avoid exactly that confusion.
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The soldiers were ordered to ________ arms.
Answer: B
Correct answer: Bear
To bear arms is to carry weapons. Bare is a different word meaning uncovered, or to uncover, so baring arms would mean rolling up one’s sleeves.
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Every small town has a ____________ or central street.
Answer: A
It is main.
Main means chief, which is what a town's central street is. A mane is the hair on a horse's neck, and mein appears in chow mein.
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She spread a _____________ of cold cream on her face every night.
Answer: A
It is layer.
A layer is a spread or coating. A lair is an animal's den; the two are near-homophones rather than exact ones.
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They ______ to be happy, but appearances can be deceiving.
Answer: A
It is seem.
To seem is to appear to be. A seam is a line of stitching or a layer of coal, and the two sound the same.
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