Choose the correct pair of Homophones to fill in the blanks from the options given below:
A. His face turned _______ when the police caught him red handed.
B. The milkman brought a _______ full of milk.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Pale, Pail
Pale (adjective) means light in colour, having lost the usual colour of the face, often from fear or shock. Caught red-handed, the man lost colour: "His face turned pale."
Example: She went pale when she heard the bad news.
Pail (noun) means a bucket. The milkman brought a bucket full of milk: "The milkman brought a pail full of milk."
Example: Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.