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Homonyms

Homonyms can be subdivided into homographs and homophones. Homographs are words
which are written in the same,way but have different meanings. Compare bow in 'He took a
bow /haul at the end of the concert' and 'He was wearing a bow /bad tie'. Homophones are
words which are pronounced in the same way but are spelt differently, e.g. bow as in 'He
took a bow' and bough, 'the bough of a tree'.

Here are some more examples of homographs.
I live in the north of England. 111~1
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Your favourite pop star is singing live on TV tonight. /law/
I read in bed each night. /ri:d/
I read War and Peace last year. /red/
The lead singer in the group is great. 11i:cU
Lead pipes are dangerous. /led/
The wind blew the tree down. /w~nd/
Don't forget to wind your watch. Iwa~ndl
I wound my watch last night. Iwaundl
He suffered a terrible wound in the war. /wu:ndl
Some students at Oxford spend more time learning to row well than studying. haul
They shared a flat for ages until they had a row over money and split up. haul
This book is called English Vocabulavy in Use. /ju:s/
You must know how to use words as well as their meaning. /ju:z/
They lived in a large old house. /haus/
The buildings house a library and two concert halls as well as a theatre. Ihauzl
The sow has five piglets. /sau/
The farmers sow the seeds in the spring. /sad
I bathed the baby this morning. /ba:Ot/
We bathed in the sea every day when we were on holiday. /beiddl

Here are some of the many examples of homophones in English.
airlheir aloudlallowed doughldoe
fazelphase
groanlgrown
mightlmite
panelpain
P~~YIP~~Y
rightlritelwrite
sentlscent
steaklstake
tireltyre
weatherlwhether

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