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6. Fill in the blank with suitable word.

Can you ___ this stick? (break, brake)​

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Answered by ombalesiddhi
15

Answer:

Can you break this stick?

Answered by Hansika4871
0

"Can you break this stick?" This will be the complete sentence.

  • Here, we have to fill in the blank from among the given homophones.
  • Homophones are a set of words that have the same pronunciation but differ in meanings or spelings.
  • Examples of homophones include Bolder and Boulder, Hole and Whole, Incite and Insight, etc.
  • In the above examples, all words have similar pronunciations but have different meanings.
  • Similarly, Break and Brake are homophones.
  • Break means to separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.
  • While a brake means a device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, typically by applying pressure to the wheels.
  • It is clear that both words mean quite different things. The correct word for the above blank will be 'break.' As breaking a stick means splitting the stick into many pieces.
  • Hence, the complete sentence will be, "Can you break this stick?"

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