Homophones pair Exercises & Printable Worksheets No. 12 & 13

EXERCISE 12

Choose the correct word out of those given in brackets:

1. The World is an (allusion/illusion).
2. The bridegroom was in (ceremonial/ ceremonious) dress.
3. He is suffering from a (contagious/contiguous) disease.
4. He came to (facilitate/felicitate) me on my success in the examination.
5. She is an (idle/idol) of the younger generation.
6. In spite of defeat, the (moral/morale) of the army was still high.
7. He gave a (spacious/specious) argument to hide his guilt.
8. I do not know (weather/whether) he is here or not.
9. There was a (collision/collusion) between the car and the bus.
10. The lecture was (comprehensible/ comprehensive) to almost everyone present.

 ANS.

1. illusion
2.  ceremonial
3. contagious
4.  felicitate
5. idol
6.  morale
7. spacious
8.  whether
9. collision
10.  comprehensible.

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EXERCISE 13

Choose the correct word out of those in brackets.

1. The film has been (censored/censured) by the board.
2. That is a vast (desert/dessert).
3. I saw a beautiful marble (statue/statute).
4. Sachin is an (idol/idle) of cricket fans.
5. The minister placed a (wreath/wreathe) at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi.
6. After the meals, he served a delicious (desert/ dessert).
7. He is under the (allusion/illusion) that he is very handsome.
8. I dislike him because he behaves in a (childish/ childlike) manner.
9. There was a (collusion/collision) between a truck and a car.
10. He drew water out of the well with the help of a (pale/pail).

ANS.

1. censored
2.  desert
3. statue
4.  idol
5. wreath
6.  dessert
7. illusion 
8. childish
9. collision
10. pail.

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