Fill in the blank with a suitable Homophone choosing from the following options :
Last month we went by train to a book fair.
There is a steep rise in the Railway ________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Fare
Complete sentence: There is a steep rise in the railway fare. "A steep rise in the railway fare" means train tickets now cost much more. It sounds the same as fair in the first sentence, an event where things are shown and sold, so the two are homophones.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Fariy | not an English word (it looks like a misspelling of fairy, a small magical creature in stories) | – |
| (2) Fare (answer) | the money paid for a journey by train, bus or taxi | The bus fare from Delhi to Agra has gone up. |
| (3) Far | at a great distance (it is not a noun for a price and does not sound like "fair") | The station is not far from here. |
| (4) Fire | burning with flames and heat (it makes no sense after "Railway") | The fire spread quickly through the dry grass. |