Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Homonyms

Question:

Insert an appropriate homonym
It is fun to jump in the puddles when it _________.

Options:

Reigns

Rains

Reins

None of the above

Correct Answer:

Rains

Explanation:

The correct homonym for the sentence "It is fun to jump in the puddles when it _________" is rains.

  • Reigns means to rule as a monarch.
  • Reins are the straps used to control a horse.
  • Rains means to fall in drops from the sky.

In the sentence "It is fun to jump in the puddles when it _________", the speaker is referring to the act of water falling from the sky, which is called rain. Therefore, the correct homonym is rains.