alleryWhich word sounds like "rain" but means a king's rule?
Areign
Brein
Cran
Drainy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. reign
1. A homophone sounds the same as another word but differs in meaning or spelling.
2. Rain, reign and rein are homophones.
3. "Reign" means a king's rule.
4. "Rein" is a strap for steering a horse.
**Why not the others:** Rein sounds the same but means a strap, ran is a past-tense verb, and rainy is a different word.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Homophone", section "introduction" (revision 1379061292)_
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