Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with the appropriate pair of homonyms:
It was __________ hot today so the students were lethargic and __________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → quite, quiet
- Quite (adverb) means very, fairly, to a large degree; it fits before the adjective: "It was quite hot today".
Example: The test was quite easy. - Quiet (adjective) means making little or no noise; calm; it describes the tired, lethargic students: "lethargic and quiet".
Example: Please be quiet in the library. - Complete sentence: It was quite hot today so the students were lethargic and quiet.
- Quit (verb) means to leave or stop doing something, and cute means pretty and charming; neither fits either blank.
Example: He quit his job last month.