Asked in: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level)
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- SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level) Homonyms & Homophones
Choose the option that contains the homonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.
The children ran across the open ground to reach the swings before the school bell rang.Answer & explanation
Answer: C) For the traditional recipe, the chef used spices that were freshly ground into a fine aromatic powder.
Rule: a homonym *(समनाम/समरूपी शब्द)* has the same spelling and sound as another word but a different meaning (often a different part of speech).
*Example: bank of a river / a bank for money.*
The underlined word.
*ran across the open* ground — a noun: an area of land, a field *(मैदान, ज़मीन)*.
The homonym.
*spices that were freshly* ground *into a fine aromatic powder* — here ground is the past participle of grind (to crush into powder) *(पीसा हुआ)*.
Same spelling and sound, a completely different meaning — a true homonym.
Why the others are wrong.
#B sports ground = a field for games *(खेल का मैदान)* — the same "area of land" sense.
#B frozen ground of the Arctic = the surface of the ea
ground – questions
Has ground been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – ground has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level).