Choose the options that contain homonym pairs:
(A) Plum – Plumb
(B) Sheer – Shear
(C) Cooperation – Corporation
(D) Beach – Beech
(E) Quarry – Query
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (D) only
(A) Plum – Plumb — Correct.
- Both are pronounced the same (the b in plumb is silent).
- Plum means a small, round, juicy fruit with a stone inside.
- Plumb means to measure how deep water is.
(B) Sheer – Shear — Correct.
- Both are pronounced the same.
- Sheer means complete, or very steep.
- Shear means to cut the wool off a sheep.
(C) Cooperation – Corporation — Incorrect.
- The two words are pronounced differently.
- Cooperation means working together for a shared aim.
- Corporation means a large company, or the body that runs a city.
(D) Beach – Beech — Correct.
- Both are pronounced the same.
- Beach means the sandy shore beside the sea.
- Beech means a large tree with smooth grey bark.
(E) Quarry – Query — Incorrect.
- The two words are pronounced differently.
- Quarry means a place where stone is dug out of the ground.
- Query means a question.