Which of the following pairs of homonyms can be used to fill in the blanks most suitably? As his ____ ring slipped from his finger and sank into the pond, a curious ____ paddled over and, mistaking it for food, swallowed it whole.
signet, cygnet
This question tests homophones—words that sound alike but differ in spelling and meaning—and asks which pair fits the two blanks correctly.
The first blank describes a kind of ring on a finger; a signet ring is a ring bearing a seal, so signet is the right word here.
The second blank refers to a creature in a pond that paddles over; a cygnet is a young swan, which fits a pond setting perfectly.
So the correct order for the two blanks is signet (the ring) followed by cygnet (the young swan).
Option 3 (cygnet, signet) has the right words but in the wrong order, placing a baby swan as a ring and a seal-ring in the pond, which is illogical.
Options 1 and 4 use symbol (a sign) and cymbal (a percussion instrument), neither of which suits a ring or a pond creature.
Therefore the most suitable pair, in the correct order, is signet, cygnet.
Hence the correct answer is signet, cygnet.
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