Which word is a homophone for 'sea' ?

• A. See
• B. Sea
• C. C
• D. Seize

Answer: (A)

A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning. The sound of sea is /siː/. A word that matches that exact sound is see, which is why it fits as a homophone. The word C, spoken aloud, also sounds like /siː/, so it’s another homophone of sea. Seize, however, ends with an extra z sound, /siːz/, so it isn’t a perfect homophone of sea. So see is a correct homophone, and sea and C are too, if you’re recognizing all sound-alike possibilities.