Choose the suitable Homophone from the given options for the word 'deer':
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → dear
- Deer is a wild animal with long legs; the male has antlers.
Example: We saw a herd of deer in the forest. - Dear means loved, or costly. It is pronounced the same as deer but is spelt differently and has a different meaning, so it is the homophone of deer.
Example: She is my dear friend.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: year — Incorrect. Year rhymes with deer but begins with a different sound, so the two do not sound the same.
Option 3: fear — Incorrect. Fear too only rhymes with deer; its first sound is different.
Option 4: care — Incorrect. Care has a different vowel sound and a different first sound; it neither rhymes with nor sounds like deer.
Contrast: a homophone sounds the same (deer, dear); a rhyming word shares only the end sound (deer, year, fear).