Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence. The artist mixed various colors to achieve the perfect for her painting.

Question

Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence.

The artist mixed various colors to achieve the perfect for her painting.

1. A. Hew
2. B. Heu
3. C. Hue (Correct answer)
4. D. Hewe

Correct Answer

Option C — Hue

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Hue.

Key Points

• Hue means a colour or shade, which fits an artist mixing colours for a painting.
• Its homophone hew means to cut or chop, as with an axe, and is unrelated to colour.
• *Heu* and *hewe* are not standard English words.
• Homophone questions turn on meaning, since all the options sound alike.

Additional Information

• Hue also survives in the idiom "hue and cry", meaning a loud public outcry or protest — though here *hue* comes from a different Old French root meaning shout.
• Related colour vocabulary worth revising together: a tint is a hue lightened with white, a shade is a hue darkened with black, and a tone is a hue muted with grey.