Sreedhar’s CCE

HOMOPHONES

1. Leena ___________ [denied, refused] that she had gone for a movie the previous
night.
2. Malaria is a curable ____________ [ disease, decease].
3. Only a few members expressed ____________ [decent, descent, dissent] to my
suggestion.
4. ____________ [Desert, desert, dessert] was served after dinner.
5. It is difficult to ____________ [deduce, deduct] any conclusion from your ambiguous
remarks.
6. Swami Vivekananda is ___________ [defied, deified] by every Indian.
7. How dare you ___________ [defy, deify] my orders?
8. Rekha is very ____________ [dominant, domineering] in our branch.
9. Mother-in-law try to ____________ [domineer, dominate] over their daughter – in
law.
10. He has consulted _____________ [diverse, divers] doctors about his disease.
11. She is ____________ [eligible, illegible] for post of SSC-CGL.
12. Her hand writing is ___________ [eligible, illegible]
13. The people got very ____________ [excited, incited, insighted] when the police
refused to take any action against the culprits.
14. Her performance is ___________ [exceedingly, excessively] marvelous.
15. The teachers gave to the students ______________ [exhausting, exhaustive,
exhausted] notes on English grammar.
16. He was ______________ [exhausting, exhaustive, exhausted] and went to bed
immediately.
17. India is yet to cross many hurdles to overcome _______________ [economical,
economic] crisis.
18. Somu was so clever that he ______________ [eluded, alluded] the police and escaped
from the prison.
19. Diving force is _____________ [eminent, immanent, immanent] in universe.
20. A ____________ [dam, damn] has been built in the reiver.
21. The book was ____________ [dammed, damned] by the critics.
22. The teacher caught him __________ [dozing, dosing] in the class.
23. You should take only the prescribed ___________ [doze, dose] of the medicine.
24. We should be ___________ [economical, economy], if we want to successful in our
life.
25. The speaker ___________ [eluded, alluded] many examples from the Githa.