🎤 Homonyms

This lesson explains homonyms and their contextual meaning to reduce confusion in reading and written communication.

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Homonyms are distinct words with quite different meanings that are

spelt and pronounced just the same way.

Eg: 1. Grave….. serious, tomb

2. Bank ….. shore, place to deposit money

3. Bear…… a) animal b) to carry

4. bark……………….. a) the tough outer covering of tree trunks b) the

short sharp sound made by dogs.

5. bat ……………….. a) a small animal like mouse with wings. b) a piece of wood

6. fair ……………….. a) what is just or reasonable b) an exhibition

7. lie ……………….. a) to give a false impression b) to rest on a surface

8. rest ……………….a) to relax b) an object that is used for support

c) the

remaining part

Use the followin g words in two ways:

1. BANK 2. MATCH 3. CABINET 4. FACE 5. SPRING 6. BOWL

2. CALL 8. POST 9. CELL 10. CORD 11. COLD 12.PALM

3. PART 14. PAST 15.DISPLAY 16.DOUBEL 17.FOLD 18. PEN

4. LIKE 20. LIGHT 21. NAP 22. OVER 23.PASS 24.DON

5. ABOUT 26. ABSENT 27. AWAKE 28. GRATE 29. HOCK 30. QUAIL

6. SCHOOL 32. SCORE 33. SNAP 34. SPELL 35. CLUB 36. THROUGH

7. BOON 38. BOWLER 39. CHANCE 40.AFFECT 41. AIR 42. ADDRESS

More words at a glanc

Acts/ax Ad/add Adds / ads Ade / aid Aerie / airy

Aero / arrow Affect / effect Ail / ale

Air / are

E’er / ere

Err / heir Aisle / I’ll All / awl Allowed / aloud Altar / alter

An / ann Ant / aunt Ante / auntie Arc / ark

Ascent / assent Ate / eight

Summary Cheat Sheet

• Homonyms share spelling and pronunciation but differ in meaning.
• Meaning is decided only by sentence context.
• Build accuracy through repeated contextual usage.

References

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