All those opposed should say ___.
Answer: A
It is nay.
Nay is the formal negative in a vote, against aye. A neigh is the sound a horse makes, and the two are pronounced identically.
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I am not sure but ___ I will go.
Answer: A
It is maybe.
Maybe is one word meaning perhaps. May be is two words, a verb phrase - it may be true. The sentence needs the adverb.
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Dale bought a new ___ to cut his lawn.
Answer: B
It is mower.
A mower cuts grass. More means a greater quantity; the two only look alike.
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I do not care ___ you stay or leave.
Answer: B
It is whether.
Whether introduces alternatives. Weather is the state of the atmosphere, and the two are pronounced identically.
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Read the contract carefully to detect a hidden ______________.
Answer: A
It is clause.
A clause is a provision in a contract. Claws are an animal's nails, and the two are pronounced identically.
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The rope was ______, not slack.
Answer: B
It is taut.
Taut means stretched tight, the opposite of slack. Taught is the past tense of teach, and the two sound the same.
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It is possible to __________________ minerals from soil by over planting.
Answer: A
It is leach.
To leach is to drain minerals out of soil by percolating water. A leech is a bloodsucking worm, and the two are pronounced identically.
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Roosters are also called _____________.
Answer: A
It is cocks.
A cock is a male fowl. Cox is short for coxswain, who steers a rowing boat, and the two are pronounced identically.
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A favourite orange is the ______.
Answer: B
It is navel.
A navel orange has a small secondary fruit at its end that looks like a navel. Naval means of the navy, 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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