Question

Homophones: Complete the sentence using the correct set of homophones: The actress wore a dark ______ to hide her face, but she could not suppress a loud ______ of grief when she saw the ______ state of the slum.

• A. vail, wail, vile
• B. veil, vail, vile
• C. veil, wail, vile
• D. vile, wail, veil

Hint:

Remember: \[ \text{Veil} \rightarrow \text{Face covering} \] \[ \text{Wail} \rightarrow \text{Cry loudly} \] \[ \text{Vile} \rightarrow \text{Extremely unpleasant} \]

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Fill the first blank. A cloth used to cover the face is called: \[ \text{Veil} \] Thus, the first blank is: \[ \boxed{\text{veil}} \]

Step 2: Fill the second blank. A loud cry of sorrow or grief is called: \[ \text{Wail} \] Thus, the second blank is: \[ \boxed{\text{wail}} \]

Step 3: Fill the third blank. “Vile” means: \[ \text{Extremely unpleasant or horrible} \] Thus, the third blank is: \[ \boxed{\text{vile}} \] Therefore, the correct sequence is: \[ \boxed{\text{veil, wail, vile}} \]