Question

What are these words called? 'principal - principle, access-excess'

• A. Synonyms
• B. Antonyms
• C. Homonyms
• D. None of the above.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The correct answer is Option C.

HOMONYMS are words that have similar spellings and similar sound but have different meaning.

In the given question, PRINCIPAL-PRINCIPLE have sound similar but they are different in meanings.

PRINCIPAL is the head of the school; PRINCIPLE means fundamental truth.

Thus HOMONYMS is the correct answer.