CDS 2026 · PYQ · Vocabulary / Similar Sounding Words · hard
cite, sight, site — 1. The officer has left for her weekly inspection of the cite. 2. The fresh flowers at the desk made for a pretty sight. 3. Journalists should site their sources accurately. In which of the sentences given above has/have the word(s) been used correctly?
A.1 and 3 only
B.2 only✓ Correct
C.1 and 2 only
D.1, 2 and 3
Explanation
'Cite' means to quote or refer to - sentence 3 incorrectly uses 'site' when it should be 'cite' (cite their sources). 'Sight' means something seen or a view - correctly used in sentence 2 ('pretty sight'). 'Site' means a location - sentence 1 incorrectly uses 'cite' when it should be 'site' (inspection of the site/location). Therefore, only sentence 2 uses the word correctly.
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