Fill in the blanks in List-I with the correct homonyms from List-II.
List-I List-II (Sentences) (Words) (A) Honesty is a core ______ (I) stationary (B) The ______ of the school addressed the students during the assembly. (II) stationery (C) The car remained ______ in the parking lot. (III) principal (D) I bought new ______ like pens and notebooks for the new term. (IV) principle
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Fill in the blanks in List-I with the correct homonyms from List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (Sentences) | (Words) |
| (A) Honesty is a core ______ | (I) stationary |
| (B) The ______ of the school addressed the students during the assembly. | (II) stationery |
| (C) The car remained ______ in the parking lot. | (III) principal |
| (D) I bought new ______ like pens and notebooks for the new term. | (IV) principle |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
Option 1 -> Correctly matches: principle (moral rule), principal (school head), stationary (not moving), stationery (writing materials).
Option 2 -> Incorrectly matches stationary with core belief and stationery with school head.
Option 3 -> Incorrectly matches stationery with core belief and principle with writing materials.
Option 4 -> Incorrectly matches principal with core belief and principle with school head.
Hence, Option 1: (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (II) -> "Principle" refers to a fundamental truth/value, "principal" is the head of a school, "stationary" means not moving, and "stationery" refers to writing materials like pens and paper. These homonyms sound similar but have distinct meanings and spellings based on context. -> correct
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