HOMOGRAPHS Sink
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TABLE OF CONTENTS What are homographs? 100 examples of homographs Exercises on Homographs Answers Conceived by Pierre Vital Developed and Produced by Albert Gibosse
Homographs
What are homographs?
Homographs are words that have the same spelling but different meanings, whether they're pronounced the same or not.
Quick Examples: Bass (the fish, rhymes with class) and bass (the instrument, rhymes with ace) are homographs. But so are bark (the sound a dog makes) and bark (the covering of a tree).
100 examples of homographs Fall A mango fell from the basket. Fall Night fell before we got market. Bat Bat used to live in nest. Bat Cricket bat is made up of wood. Bear Bear attacked him tomorrow. Bear He can beat a lot. Drop Dew drops are falling onto the grass. Drop Her grade gradually dropped after the death of her father.
Duck Ducks can swim in the river. Duck He will not duck the issue any more. Fly Fly is an insect with six legs Fly I love to fly in the sky. Can He can play cricket very well. Can He want a Sprite can.
Stalk He would pollinate a wheat stalk. Stalk Ghosts are said to stalk the castle walls.
Nail Her nails are very beautiful. Nail I'll bet I hit the nail on the head.
Saw I saw he's coming towards me.
Saw He was cutting wood with a saw. Ship I used to travel by ship. Ship He is shipping his parcel to England. Cool It's a nice cool morning. Cool How cool and delicious it was!
File My file was blue in color. File Carpenter is filing the door.
Clip My hair clip is of red color. Clip Her video clips were leaked last month.
Point My point is totally different, you are talking wrong. Poin this is the center point of the circle.
Park National Park is very beautiful. Park Please park your car outside.
Palm Palm trees are very long. Palm He hit him with the palm of his hand.
Book Please book a cab for me. Book I like poetry books. Put Please put the shoes on the floor. Put He is putting me forward.
Watch She is watching me from behind. Watch He likes to wear a golden watch.
Bank She sat on the river bank Bank He is going to bank for a loan.
Arm She was attached to the arm of good-looking Arm My arm is paining.
Wave She waves her hand and go away. Wave Waves of electrons are not dangerous.
Sink Sink is in the kitchen. Sink Plane sank into the river. Band The band was playing old Beatles songs. Band Her hair band is very beautiful.
Letter There are 26 letters in English Letter I had post the letter yesterday. Left There is a cat on your left side. Left He left his phone in the car.
Match There is a match between Australia and India. Match He has no match with me.
Ring They were fighting in the ring.
Spring This spring is very hard. Spring I love spring season.
Well Well done! Well You passed the exam. This well has no water.
Date What is the date today? Date I like to eat dates in morning. He is on a date with his girlfriend.
20 examples of homographs Park(noun) - a public play area or to bring(verb) a vehicle to a stop and leave it temporarily. Bat - a type of sports equipment or an animal. Bass - a type of fish or a genre for music. Minute - small or a unit of time. Crane - a bird or a machine used at construction sites.
Tear - to rip something or the liquid that flows from eyes when crying. Bow - a weapon for shooting arrows or a formal way of greeting or showing respect. Saw - a sharp tool used for cutting hard materials or past tense for the word “see”. Pen - an object which is used for writing or a small area in which animals are kept.
Lean - meaning thin or to rest against something. Skip - a fanciful jump or missing out on something. Close - to be near something or to shut. May - you might do something or the month of May. Type - the way you use a keyboard or a specific class of something. Miss - a female title or overlooking.
Blue - feeling depressed or the color. Train - a mode of transport or to coach somebody. Fair - a place to enjoy some rides or the act of being reasonable. Bag - secure something or a hold all. Slip - a fielding position or a fall.
Exercises on Homographs Fill in the gaps with correct homographs by choosing the most suitable option from the homographs given below. (Use these words: bark, book, left, match, sink, bank, rig, band, well, watch for the next exercise) The boy ____ the match in between due to the injury. What is the time on your ____? The ____ of the mango tree is very hard. Tina has performed ____ in the exam. My brother gave me a diamond ___.
There was a ____ between KKR and RCB. Can you please ____ the tickets for me? SBI is the largest ____ in India. Please keep the dishes in the ____. The Beatles were the most popular ____ of our times.
Answers The boy left the match in between due to the injury. What is the time on your watch? The bark of the mango tree is very hard. Tina has performed well in the exam. My brother gave me a diamond ring.
Answers (cont.) There was a match between KKR and RCB. Can you please book the tickets for me? SBI is the largest bank in India. Please keep the dishes in the sink. The Beatles were the most popular band of our times
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Conceived by Pierre Vital Developed and Produced by Albert Gibosse