TNPSC Group IV
Analysis
HOMOPHONES:
TNPSC – VAO – Original Question Paper – 2007
1. Fill in the blank with the correct word:
The kite failed to ………. high.
A)
soar
B)
sore
C)
sour
D)
none of these
Answer:
D
2. Fill in the blank with the correct word:
My friend always prefers ……… clothes.
A)
lose
B)
loss
C)
loose
D)
louse
Answer:
C
3. Fill in the blank with the correct word:
He sent me a ……… for Rs. 1,000.
A)
check
B)
snake
C)
cheque
D)
chuck
Answer:
C
4. Fill in the blank with the correct word:
We enjoyed the beautiful lighting. It was spectacular
………….
A)
cite
B)
site
C)
sight
D)
sigh
Answer:
C
5. Fill in the blank with the correct word:
He reserved a …….. on the Vaigai Express.
A)
birth
B)
bath
C)
berth
D)
both
Answer:
C
6. Fill in the blank with the correct word:
The thief broke own the house and ran away with a huge…………
A)
haul
B)
all
C)
hole
D)
whole
Answer:
A
TNPSC GROUP – IV (TYPIST) -
Original Question Paper – 2008
7. Fill in the blank with the suitable word from given options:
He altered his ……….. trousers.
A)
lose
B)
louse
C)
loose
D)
lease
Answer:
B
8. Fill in the blank with the suitable word from given options:
After washing the towel he ……. It.
A)
rings
B)
wrings
C)
wings
D)
lungs
Answer:
C
9. Fill in the blank with the suitable word from given options:
This parcel ……….. half a kilo.
A)
ways
B)
weighs
C)
walts
D)
waist
Answer:
B
10. Fill in the blank with the suitable word from given options:
A good ……… costs Rs.20.
A)
dairy
B)
daily
C)
diary
D)
driery
Answer:
B
11. Fill in the blank with the suitable word from given options:
The man hit the dog with the ……. Of his gun
A)
butt
B)
but
C)
bat
D)
back
Answer:
C
12. Fill in the blank with the suitable word from given options:
Jawaharlal Nehru strove for international
A)
peace
B)
peas
C)
pace
D)
piece
Answer:
D
TNPSC Group IV – Original
Question Paper – 2008
13. Fill in the blank with a suitable Homophone:
…………. roads are necessary for the growth of a city.
A)
Bread
B)
Brood
C)
Broad
D)
Breed
Answer:
C
14. Fill in the blank with a suitable Homophone:
A ……….. is a measure of weight.
A)
ten
B)
ton
C)
tin
D)
tan
Answer:
B
15. Fill in the blank with a suitable Homophone:
Don’t ……….. at me.
A)
steer
B)
stare
C)
star
D)
stir
Answer:
B
16. Fill in the blank with a suitable Homophone:
Sangeetha needs a …………. of shoes.
A)
pear
B)
peer
C)
pair
D)
pour
Answer:
C
17. Fill in the blank with a suitable Homophone:
The boy is flying a colourful ………….
A)
kite
B)
flight
C)
plight
D)
light
Answer:
A
TNPSC Group IV – (Special
Exam) – Original Question Paper – 2011
18. Fill in the blank with a suitable homophone:
I am ………………. with the new policies
A)
bold
B)
bored
C)
board
D)
barred
Answer:
B
19. Fill in the blank with a suitable homophone:
The ……….. is a heavenly body.
A)
son
B)
stun
C)
sun
D)
soon
Answer:
C
20. Fill in the blank with a suitable homophone:
The ………. of the book is high.
A)
prize
B)
praise
C)
prose
D)
price
Answer:
D
21. Fill in the blank with a suitable homophone:
I wanted to ……….. you with a request for admission.
A)
meat
B)
meet
C)
met
D)
mite
Answer:
B
22. Fill in the blank with a suitable homophone:
I wonder what the ………….. will be like tomorrow.
A)
whether
B)
ware
C)
further
D)
weather
Answer:
D
TNPSC – GROUP – IV – ORIGINAL
QUESTION PAPER – 2012
23. Fill in the blank with correct Homophone:
We sat under the shade of the ……….. tree.
A) breach
B) beach
C) beech
D) betch
Answer: C
24. Match the following homophones given in
Column A with their related meanings in Column B and select the correct answer
from the codes given below:
Column A Column B
(Homophones) (Meanings)
a)
Statutory 1. Statues
collectively
b)
Stationary 2. Authrorized
by law
c)
Stationery 3. Not
moving
d)
Statuary 4. Writing
materials
Codes:
a b c d
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 2 3 4 1
C) 3 4 1 2
D) 4 1 2 3
Answer:
B
25. Match the following homophones given in
Column A with their related meanings in Column B and select the correct answer
from the codes given below:
Column A Column B
(Homophones) (Meanings)
a)
career 1. an attendant at court
b)
courier 2. person or animal transmitting disease
c)
carrier 3. job
d)
courtier 4. a
person who delivers messages
Codes:
a b c d
A) 2 3 1 4
B) 3 1 4 2
C) 3 4 2 1
D) 1 2 4 3
Answer:
C
26. Fill
in the blank with the correct ‘Homophone’
The
……………… thread was thrown away.
A)
naughty
B)
notty
C)
knotty
D)
notey
Answer:
C
27. Fill
in the blank with the correct ‘Homophone’
The
teacher gave ……………… to the students.
A)
Council
B)
Councillor
C)
Counsel
D)
Councel
Answer:
C
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