English Grammar - Homonyms and Homophones

English Grammar
English Grammar - Homonyms and Homophones

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The prince's gules dominated the family coat of arms.


Options:

  1. The tapestry featured gules and argent prominently.
  2. The chef prepared a sauce of deep gules and cumin.
  3. The gules border signified martial lineage.
  4. The herald explained the symbolism of gules to visitors.

Right Answer: The chef prepared a sauce of deep gules and cumin.

In heraldry, 'gules' is the technical term for the colour red as used on a coat of arms, and it is normally paired with terms such as argent for silver. In the given sentence and in options one, three and four the word is used in exactly this heraldic sense, describing tapestries, borders and symbolism explained by a herald. Option two, however, places 'gules' in a kitchen, where a chef prepares a sauce with it alongside cumin. Here the word is being used as a different, non-heraldic item altogether, which is why it is identified as the homonym. Hence option two is correct.

This question is part of English Grammar - Homonyms and Homophones, which has 7 practice questions with answers.

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