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Homonyms. Are words that have the same spelling and pronunciation but have a different meaning
1. Homonyms
Are words that have the same spellingand pronunciation but have a different
meaning.
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1. address2.arm
3.book
4.back
5.bank
6.bark
7.base
8.bat
9.beam
10.beams
11.board
12.bolt
13.bow
14.box
15.Bustier
16.can
17.cast
18.cave
19.change
20.check
21.chicken
22.chip
23.clear
24.cleave
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1. close2.club
3.command
4.cool
5.current
6.crane
7.dear
8.deck
9.down
10.Duck
11.dust
12.employ
13.even
14.evening
15.exact
16.fall
17.fat
18.fawn
19.file
20.fine
21.fire
22.Flat
23.Lie
24.Sign
25.Tie
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7. Homophones
Homophones
Words that are pronounced the same but
have different meanings and spellings
8. They cause a lot of misinterpretations ,not all of them are bad
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10. Idle;lazy idol;a popular person loved by many;sing & dance
Idle;lazyidol;a popular person loved by
many;sing & dance
11. Patient; a doctor’s client patience;waiting calmly
12. Whine;complain whine;an alcohol drink
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Ad=commercial, add=something+something
Aye=yes, eye=organ, I-ones’ self
Ate=eat, eight=number
Scene=situation/place, seen=see
Sauce=a dressing for food, source=where something begins
Flour=cooking ingredient, flower=a plant
Cell=an elementary structure, sell=to give something in
exchange for money
in, inn=like a small hotel
War, wore=wear
Pi=3.14, pie=a desert
Dear=someone important,deer=animal
Read,red=color
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1. It’s _______o’clock already? (eight,ate)
eight
I (I,aye,eye) don’t want to
2. We’ll talk about this later,____
cause a _______(scene,seen)
scene
3. This _________(sauce,source)
sauce
is delicious! Can you teach
it
me how to make______?
(eat,it)
4. I _______(would,wood)
like to come along.
would
5. I heard he _____
died in a car accident(dyed,died)
whining
6. You’re not a little boy anymore. Stop ______
(wine,whine)
Which skirt should I wear today? (which,witch)
7. _______
poles are really cold. (poles,polls)
8. The north and south ______
piece
9. I’m going to give her a _______
of my mind.
peace (piece,peace)
They desperately wanted _______.