Cite, Sight or Site

Cite, Sight or Site

Cite – is a verb and is defined as to mention something as a reason or an example or in order to support what you are saying.

a. She explained the subject by citing various examples.
b. He cited his workload as a reason for his breakdown.

To speak or to write the exact words from a book.

a. He looked for the cited article.
b. The source was cited in the text of the paper.

To mention somebody officially or publicly because they deserve special praise.

a. He was cited for his hard work in Finance
b. Please cite them to defend the integrity of your comment.


Sight – is a noun and is the ability to see.

a. She has a very good sight.
b. After the operation he has very little sight in his left eye.

The act of seeing something.

a. I faint at the sight of blood.
b. She caught sight of the accident from a distance.

The area or distance within which somebody can see or something can be seen.

a. A bicycle came into sight on the man road.
b. The aircraft soon disappeared from the sight.

Site – is a noun and is defined as a place where a building, town, etc. was, is or will be located.

a. A site has been chosen for the new school.
b. All the construction material has reached the site well in advance.

A place where something has happened or that is used for something.

a. The police sealed the accident site so that the public would not trespass in that area.
b. The foreigners planned to visit archaeological site when in India.

Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with right words

1. There was no leash in _____________, and this dog was searching for a friend.

a. Cite
b. Sight
c. Site
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2. The _____________ is plastered with graphic banner ads for online matchmaking services.

a. Site
b. Cite
c. Sight
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3. She wanted to ____________ about an accident which was not known by many people.

a. Site
b. Sight
c. Cite
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4. The construction _____________ was walking distance from my hotel.

a. Sight
b. Site
c. Cite
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5. He lost his _____________ after he faced a major accident.

a. Site
b. Sight
c. Cite
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