Which of the following words is a homonym for 'Dose'?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → doze
Dose is a measured amount of medicine to be taken at one time.
Example: Take one dose of the syrup after every meal.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) does | a form of the verb "do", as in he does, she does (it is pronounced "duz", which does not sound like dose) | She does her homework every evening. |
| (2) doze (answer) | to sleep lightly for a short time (it sounds almost the same as dose – only the last sound, "z", differs – but is spelt differently and has a different meaning, so it is the homonym of dose) | Grandfather likes to doze in his chair after lunch. |
| (3) days | the plural of day (its vowel sound is different from that of dose) | The fair lasted for three days. |
| (4) doos | not an English word | – |