iv. Homonyms (same spelling and pronunciation but different meaning)
Homonyms are
words that are pronounced the same and spelled the same but have different
meanings. For examples-
o
‘pen’-
a holding area for animals / a writing
instrument.
o
address
(to speak to)/address (location)
o
air
(oxygen)/air (a lilting tune)
o
band
(a musical group)/band (a ring)
o
bark
(a tree’s out layer)/bark (the sound a dog makes)
o
current
(up to date)/current (flow of water)
o
die
(to cease living)/die (a cube marked with numbers one through six)
o
fair (equitable)/fair
(beautiful)
o
kind
(type)/kind (caring)
o
lie
(to recline)/lie (to tell a falsehood)
o
match
(to pair like items)/match (a stick for making a flame)
o
mean
(average)/mean (not nice)
o
Pole
(a person from Poland)/pole (a piece of metal that holds a flag)
o
pound
(unit of weight)/pound (to beat)
o
ream
(a pile of paper)/ream (to juice a citrus fruit)
o
rose
(to have gotten up)/rose (a flower)
o
spring
(a season)/spring (coiled metal)
o
tender
(gentle)/tender (to pay money)
o
tire
(to grow fatigued)/tire (part of a wheel)
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