Question

In the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by a pair of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the original pair.
Peel - Peal
A) Coat - Rind
B) Laugh - Bell
C) Rain - Reign
D) Brain - Cranium

Answer 1

Hint:Homophones are the words that are the same in pronunciation but have different meaning. A homophone may be different in spelling and origin. For examples: new and knew, dual and duel.

Complete answer:
Peel - Peal are considered as the homophones because of their different meaning. The meaning of peel is ‘to pull or strip off’ and the meaning of peal is ‘a loud ringing of a bell or chime’. However, their pronunciation is the same. So, we have to find such a relation out of the given options that give the same pronunciation but different meaning and spelling.
Option A) Coat -Rind – is an incorrect answer because coat and rind are not homophones, because their pronunciation are not the same. However, the meaning of coat is ‘is an outer garment especially wearing during winters’ and the meaning of rind is ‘the outer covering of the fruit’. Thus, option A is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Laugh - Bell - is an incorrect answer because coat and rind are not homophones, because their pronunciation are not the same. However, the meaning of laugh is ‘giggle, joke, prank’ and the meaning of bell is ‘gong, alarm, chime’. Thus, option B is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Rain - Reign – is the correct answer because their pronunciation is the same but have different meaning and origin. So, the meaning of rain is ‘raindrops, rainfall, wet weather’ and the meaning of reign is ‘rule or hold sway’. Thus, this is the correct option because this option defines the homonyms.
Option D) Brain - Cranium - is an incorrect answer because brain and cranium are not homophones, because their pronunciation are not the same. However, the meaning of brain is ‘intelligence, intellect, wisdom’ and the meaning of cranium is ‘skull, brain, head’. Therefore, this option is a synonym of each other because they have the same meaning. Thus, option B is an incorrect answer.

Hence the correct answer is option C.

Note: Students should not get confused between homonyms and homophones. Homophones are the words that have the same pronunciation but have different spelling and different meaning. For example: break and break. Homonyms are the words that have the same pronunciation but have different meanings but same spelling. For example: band – a musical group or a ring. However, other options are incorrect as they do not express the relationship which is similar to the original pair.