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Fill in the blanks in List-I with the correct homonyms from List-II.

List-IList-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

✅ Correct Option: 1

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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