Identify the pairs of words which are not homophones:-A. Flower-Flour…

The correct answer is Option (4) → B and D only

Homophones:

• Homophones are words that sound the same but differ in spelling and meaning.
• Words that only look alike or sound nearly alike are not homophones.
  Example: We could not see the sea from the hotel.

(A) Flower-Flour — Homophones.

• Both are pronounced alike.
• A flower is the bloom of a plant, and flour is ground grain used for baking.

(B) Loose-Lose — Not homophones.

• Loose (not tight) ends in an "s" sound.
• Lose (to be unable to find, or to fail to win) ends in a "z" sound.

(C) Right-Write — Homophones.

• Both are pronounced alike.
• Right means correct, and write means to put words on paper.

(D) Quite-Quiet — Not homophones.

• Quite (fairly, completely) has one syllable.
• Quiet (making little noise) has two.

(E) Mail-Male — Homophones.

• Both are pronounced alike.
• Mail is letters and parcels sent by post, and male means of the sex that does not bear young.

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