Pick out the correct meaning of the following pair of words:
(i) Sail (ii) Sale
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (i) part of a ship or boat (ii) to exchange something for money
- (i) Sail is part of a ship or boat: the large sheet of cloth that catches the wind and moves it along (as a verb, to travel by boat).
Example: The fishermen raised the sail and set out to sea. - (ii) Sale is the act of exchanging something for money, selling it. The two words sound the same but differ in spelling and meaning (homophones).
Example: The house is up for sale.