prize, pries

Prize or prize means an award; something that is won, in a competition, a sweepstakes, or a contest, literal or figurative--
He was so happy when he won the prize.
You won a prize for your suggestion.
Prize also means to value something highly--
Who knew she would prize her vegetable garden to such an extent?
She  is bound to prize that; her mother left it to her.

Pries or pries ( rhymes with prize ) is the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "pry", meaning to raise or move with a lever--
Where is the tool Dad uses when he pries off the hubcaps to change the tire?
Mom uses this when she pries the lid off a can of paint.
Pries, a form of pry, also means to inquire into something personal, or to inquire in too personal a manner--
She often pries into things that are none of her business.
He pries when he is suspicious, which is often.

Now that you know that you can say--
"He will be upset if she pries into how he won that prize."

Note--not to be confused with "price", meaning the cost of something--
Can you tell me the price of this coat?