Question

Complete the paragraph by filling in the correct option of homophones given in the brackets.

The farmer looked at the sky and wondered 1. ______ (weather/whether) the clouds would finally bring rain. He sat down on the ground, breaking a small 2. ______ (piece/peace) of roti for his meal. The 3. ______ (plain/plane) fields stretched endlessly before him, completely dry. He thought about how he could 4. ______ (sell/cell) his last sack of grain to buy some essentials for his family. Without the rains, it didn’t 5. ______ (seam/seem) possible to grow another crop this season. Despite his worries, he smiled, knowing that every farmer hopes for the next 6. ______ (rain/reign) by nature to bring life back to the land.

Answer 1

The farmer looked at the sky and wondered 1. whether the clouds would finally bring rain. He sat down on the ground, breaking a small 2. piece of roti for his meal. The 3. plain fields stretched endlessly before him, completely dry. He thought about how he could 4. sell his last sack of grain to buy some essentials for his family. Without the rains, it didn’t 5. seem possible to grow another crop this season. Despite his worries, he smiled, knowing that every farmer hopes for the next 6. rain by nature to bring life back to the land.