Question : Select the most appropriate homophone to fill in the blank.
Ants _______ food during the summer and save it for winter.
Option 1: horde
Option 2: hoard
Option 3: heard
Option 4: herd
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Correct Answer: hoard
Solution : The correct choice is the second option .
Hoard means to accumulate and store away for future use. In the context of the sentence, it refers to ants collecting and storing food during the summer to use later in the winter.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
- Horde: A large group, often implying a crowd or multitude of people or animals.
- Heard: The past tense of the verb "hear," meaning to perceive sound through the ears.
- Herd: A group of animals, especially cattle, sheep, or other grazing animals, under the care of a single person or herder.
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