Choose the options that contain homonym pairs:
(A) Chased – Chaste
(B) Fiscal – Physical
(C) Sighs – Size
(D) Gaol – Goal
(E) Jeans – Genes
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (C) and (E) only
(A) Chased – Chaste — Correct.
- Both are pronounced the same.
- Chased means ran after someone to catch them.
- Chaste means pure and simple in style, or morally pure.
(B) Fiscal – Physical — Incorrect.
- The two words are pronounced differently (fis-kul, fiz-i-kul).
- Fiscal means to do with government money and taxes.
- Physical means to do with the body.
(C) Sighs – Size — Correct.
- Both are pronounced the same.
- Sighs means long, deep breaths that show one is tired, sad or relieved.
- Size means how big or small something is.
(D) Gaol – Goal — Incorrect.
- The two words are pronounced differently: gaol is said like “jail”, and goal is said “gohl”.
- Gaol is an old British spelling of jail, a prison.
- Goal means an aim, or a point scored in a game such as football.
(E) Jeans – Genes — Correct.
- Both are pronounced the same.
- Jeans means trousers made of strong cotton cloth.
- Genes means the tiny parts of a cell that pass features from parents to children.