Question

Choose the correct word to fill the blank. Two words at A and B are provided for choice. If either of the words can be chosen, choose C and if none of the words can be chosen, then choose D as your choice:

She has learnt her ________.

• A. Lesson
• B. Lessen
• C. Any one of these
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A Lesson

Homophones are words that have the same or similar pronunciations, but different meanings. 'Lesson' and 'lessen' are homophones.

Options A and B:

'Lesson' is 'a piece of wisdom learnt through experience or study'.

It's a noun, and is relevant to the given sentence, as the person 'she' has 'learnt' something.

The word 'lessen' means 'to make something less'. It's a verb. This word does not fit into the sentence in meaning as well as in structure. The object of the verb 'learnt' must be a noun 'lesson' and not another verb 'lessen'.

Hence option A is correct and B is incorrect.

Options C and D are incorrect for the same: C cannot be correct because B is incorrect, and D cannot be correct because A is correct.