Asked in: SSC CHSL 2024 T-1 · SSC CGL 2023 T-1
except in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CHSL 2024 T-1 Homonyms & Homophones
Complete the given sentence with an appropriate homophone from the given options.
There was no one __________ a few of my friends.
(SSC CHSL 2024 T-1 (10-July Shift 3))Answer & explanation
Answer: A) except
Correct Answer: except
Explanation:
The sentence is:
"There was no one a few of my friends."
We need a word meaning excluding or other than.
Let’s evaluate the options:
• except – ✅ Correct; means excluding or other than.
• accept – Incorrect; means to receive or agree to something.
• expect – Incorrect; means to anticipate or look forward to.
• excerpt – Incorrect; means a short extract from a text.
So, the correct sentence is:
"There was no one except a few of my friends." - SSC CGL 2023 T-1 Homonyms & Homophones
Select the nearest homonym of the given word.
AcceptAnswer & explanation
Answer: B) Except
Answer: b) Except
• Accept and Except sound almost alike, especially in fast speech – that's why they are homonyms (same or similar pronunciation but different meaning and spelling)
Meanings of all options:
• Accept – to receive or agree to something (स्वीकार करना)
• Except – to leave out or exclude (छोड़ना / अलग करना) ✔️Homonym of Accept
• Accent – way of pronunciation (उच्चारण शैली)
• Expect – to anticipate or look forward to (आशा करना)
• Expert – a person skilled in a field (विशेषज्ञ)
• So, Accept and Except sound similar but have different meanings – that makes Except the correct homonym.
except – questions
Has except been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – except has been asked 2 times in SSC exams: SSC CHSL 2024 T-1, SSC CGL 2023 T-1.