Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Homonyms

Question:

This ointment would help _________ the cuts on your _________.

Fill in the blanks with the correct set of homophones:

Options:

heel, heal

heal, heel

peel, heel

heal, knee

Correct Answer:

heal, heel

Explanation:

The correct answer is:

This ointment would help heal the cuts on your heel.

Explanation:

The word "heal" means to make healthy or sound again, while the word "heel" refers to the back part of the foot. Therefore, the sentence is saying that the ointment would help to make the cuts on the back of the foot healthy again.

The other options are not correct because they do not make grammatical sense. "Peel" means to remove the outer covering of something, while "knee" refers to the joint between the thigh and the lower leg. Therefore, these words do not fit in the context of the sentence.