Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Homonyms

Question:

Choose the correct homonym pair:

Options:

Career-Carrier

Birth-Berth

Confident-Confidant

Eligible-Illegible

Correct Answer:

Birth-Berth

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Birth-Berth

These two words sound the same but have different meanings, so they are true homophones, which fall under homonyms.

  • Birth = the act of being born

  • Berth = a sleeping place on a train/ship or a docking space