Fowl vs Foul

Fowl vs Foul

The word ‘fowl’ is a noun, refers to domestic birds like the chicken, ducks, geese and turkeys etc.

For example:

a. The new geese in Anna‘s backyard was fighting with the fellow fowls.
b. The mobile phone towers caused lot of hindrance to the life of the fowls that live in the household gardens.
c. In the cities, people do not have space for growing the fowls even though they like to have some.

The word ‘foul’ is an adjective that means something that is offensive to senses like smell or taste or dirt. In sports the word foul refers to unfair / invalid

stroke by the player which usually has an opponent interface.

For example:

a. The visitors were annoyed by the foul smell in the auditorium.
b. The empire showed the player a yellow card for his foul play in the court.
c. Children made the entire place look foul after the evening play time.

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

1. The dogs often _______ (fowl / foul) the pavements causing inconvenience to the pedestrians.
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2. The injured______ (fowl / foul) cried loud and the master ran to see what happened.
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3. The player was banned from game due his _______ (fowl / foul) play in the last match.
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4. A man was found dead and the neighbors called the police after they could sense a _______ (fowl / foul) smell.
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5. The mother cleaned all the ______ ((fowl / foul) the children created after the party.
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6. Amit was confused whether to eat fish or _______ (fowl / foul) for the lunch at the restaurant.
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