Question

Can you guess the word if you are 100% not sure what was spoken?
A) Yes
B) No

Answer 1

Hint: Guessing the word does not only depend on if you hear it, it also depends on the time and place. Where and when you hear it decides the context of the word which is very crucial in identifying the word.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options:
Option A) Yes: Option A is incorrect because you cannot guess a word if you are not sure of what you heard. Not only that, you would have to know in what place and situation the word was used because even if you had an idea of what the word was, there are a lot of words that sound the same but have different meanings. For example, ‘made’ and ‘maid’.

Option B) No: Option B is the right answer. You cannot know what a word is if you did not even hear it right. It is very important to note and know the circumstance in which the word was used because a lot of similar-sounding words have very different meanings and cannot be used in the place of the other.

Note: Words that sound the same but have different meanings are called Homophones. They may or may not be spelt in the same way. Here are a few examples:
- ‘ate’ and ‘eight’
- bear’(the animal) and ‘bear’ (the verb)
- ‘Bald’ and ‘bawled’.