Choose the incorrect homonym pair:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Hostel – Hostile

• Hostel means a building where students or workers live and eat, away from home.
• Hostile means unfriendly and ready to fight or argue.
• The two words are pronounced differently (hos-tel, hos-tile), so they are not homonyms.

Why the Other Options are Incorrect? Each of these pairs sounds the same, so each is a pair of homonyms.

Option 1: Sun – Son

• Sun means the star that gives the Earth light and heat.
• Son means a male child.

Option 2: Wood – Would

• Wood means the hard material that tree trunks and branches are made of.
• Would is a helping verb, used for example to ask politely.

Option 4: Knows – Nose

• Knows is the form of “know” used with he, she or it.
• Nose means the part of the face used for breathing and smelling.