Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Homonyms

Question:

Words that sound like one another but have different meanings are called homonyms. Select the most appropriate homonym for the following sentence.
I can't eat this ___ pizza.

Options:

Hole

Hoele

Whoele

Whole

Correct Answer:

Whole

Explanation:

The correct homonym for the sentence "I can't eat this ___ pizza" is whole.

  • Hole means an empty space in a solid object.
  • Hoele is not a word.
  • Whoele is not a word.
  • Whole means complete or entire.

In the sentence "I can't eat this ___ pizza", the speaker is referring to the pizza as a whole, or an entire pizza. Therefore, the correct homonym is whole.