Question

Identify the correct homophones to complete the given sentences:
1. Her mother will ________a dress for her.
2. He will _______ the seeds of a cherry tree in the garden today.
3. She was late for a show, ______she left early.

Answer 1

Hint: Homophones are the words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.

Complete step by step answer:
In the given questions above, three words fit best – sew, sow, so
Her mother will sew a dress for her.
The word ‘sew’ in Indian accent may sound like ‘sue’, but the correct pronunciation of the word sounds like ‘so’. The word here indicates that her mother will use tools to make dress for her at home instead of going to a tailor.
He will sow the seeds of a cherry tree in the garden today.
In this context the word ‘sow’ refers to the person planting cherry seeds in his garden.
She was late for a show, so she left early.
In this context, the word ‘so’ acts as a conjunction that joins the two phrases ‘ she was late for the show’ and ‘she left early’, which may mean that she was getting late for an upcoming show, hence she left the place she was at, so she could arrive the place as fast as possible.

Note:
Homophones are often misspelled considering the way they are pronounced, it will help to be thorough with spellings based on their placements as homophones to avoid such errors.