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Confusing Words - 3
Direction: The question has two statements. Each statement uses a pair of words marked (A) and (B), one of which will make coherent sense in context of the sentence. For each sentence choose the best fit and select the option that indicates all correct answers.
i. The (A) naughty / (B) knotty child pulled the cat’s tail.
ii. The bookseller deals in (A) stationery / (B) stationary.
In the first sentence, 'naughty' (meaning mischievous) correctly describes a child who pulls a cat's tail, not 'knotty' (which means twisted or complicated). In the second sentence, 'stationery' (writing materials like paper, pens) is what a bookseller would sell, not 'stationary' (which means fixed or not moving). These are common homophone pairs that are often confused.