2026 · Q26
Directions : In the following items similar sounding words are given, followed by sentences wherein these words has been used, and underlined. You are required to identify those sentences in which these words have been used most appropriately and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
**Sent, Scent, Cent**
- 1A one minute phone call to the UK costs one **sent**.
- 2The air was filled with the **scent** of wild flowers.
- 3The dogs following him must have lost his **cent**. In which of the sentences given above have the underlined words been used correctly?
EnglishUsage of Paired Words
- A1 and 2 only
- B2 only
- C2 and 3 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Only sentence 2 is correct. Sentence 1 wrongly uses “sent” (dispatched) where “cent” (the coin) is needed for the price of a call. Sentence 2 correctly uses “scent” (smell) for wild flowers. Sentence 3 wrongly uses “cent” where “scent” is needed — the dogs lost his trail, his scent. Hence only sentence 2 is right: (b).