As you grow older, an injury to your __________ may take longer to __________. A. heal / heal B. heal / heel C. heal / heal D. heel / heal

GATE 2022 · General Aptitude · Most Appropriate Word · medium

Answer: D. heel / heal

1. Analyse the grammatical role of each blank: Blank 1: 'an injury to your ___' — needs a noun (a body part). Blank 2: 'may take longer to ___' — needs a verb (an action/process).
2. Select the correct homophone pair: D. heel / heal: first blank = heel (body part noun), second blank = heal (recover, verb). This is the only option with the correct noun-verb assignment. Options A and C both use 'heal/heal' — a verb in the noun slot. B uses 'heal/heel' — inverts the correct order.