Question

Identify the correct use of the homophones to complete the given sentences:
(1) The driver accidentally broke the _______ of the car.
(2) The old woman travels far and wide to _______ her handicrafts.
(3) A rose ______ fell silently from the rose plant on the top balcony.

• A. (1) peddle, (2) pedal, (3) petal
• B. (1) petal, (2) pedal, (3) peddle
• C. (1) pedal, (2) peddle, (3) petal
• D. (1) peddle, (2) petal, (3) pedal

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

(1) pedal, (2) peddle, (3) petal

In the first sentence, "The driver accidentally broke the pedal of the car", pedal implies a foot-operatedleverused to controlcertainmechanisms. Peddle here is incorrect as it implies to go fromplace to placewithgoods,wares,etc.,forsale at retail. Petal is incorrect as it implies one of theoftencoloredsegments of thecorolla of a flower.
In the second sentence, "The old woman travels far and wide to peddle her handicrafts", peddle is correct as it implies to go fromplace to placewithgoods,wares,etc.,forsale at retail.
In the third sentence, "A rose petal fell silently from the rose plant on the top balcony", petal is correct as it implies one of theoftencoloredsegments of thecorolla of a flower.

Other options are incorrect.