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Homophones are words that have exactly the  same sound  (pronunciation) but different meanings and (usually) spelling . For example , the following two words have the same sound, but different meanings and spelling:       hour       our In the next example , the two words have the same sound and spelling, but different meanings:       bear   (the animal)       bear   (to carry)

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Usually homophones are in groups of  two  (our, hour), but very occasionally they can be in groups of  three  (to, too, two) or even four. If we take our "bear" example, we can add another word to the  group“ bare   (naked) bear   (the animal) bear   (to tolerate ) " Our  bear    cannot  bear     to  be  bare     at  any hour."

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The word  homophone  is made from two combining forms : homo-   (from the Greek word "homos", meaning " same“ - phone     ( from the Greek word "phone", meaning "voice" or "sound"

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Put quite simply, a  homograph    is  a group (usually a pair) of words that are spelled the same way, but have different meanings. They may or may not be pronounced the same way, although the difference in pronunciation is often just a shift in the accented syllable.

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There is a whole class of homographs that end in - ate , usually with one being a verb and the other being a noun or an adjective related to it .      For example: " Advocate " can be pronounced with a  long  "a" sound and mean “to speak or write in support of ” " Advocate " can also be pronounced with a  short  "a" sound and refer to a person who supports or pleads the cause of another.

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accent   - stress or emphasis/a manner of speaking or pronunciation influenced by the region in which one lives or grew  up agape  - wide open/a Greek word meaning “love ” attribute   - a characteristic or quality/to think of as belonging to or originating in some person, place or  thing axes   - the plural of ax or axe/the plural of  axis bass   - a deep voice or tone/a kind of  fish

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bat   - a piece of sporting equipment used in baseball/a winged animal associated with  vampires bow   - to bend at the waist/the front of a boat/a pair of tied  loops buffet  - to hit, punch or slap/a self-serve food  bar bustier   - an undergarment/more  busty compact   - small/to make small/a small case for holding makeup

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compound   - to mix or combine/an enclosed area with a building or group of buildings  inside content   - happy or satisfied/all that is contained inside  something contract   - an agreement/to get, acquire or  incur coordinates   - brings into proper place or order/a set of numbers used to calculate  position desert   - a hot, arid region/to leave

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digest   - a condensed version of some information/to change food in the stomach into a form that can be absorbed by the  body discount   - a reduction in price/to underestimate the significance of or give no credence  to does   - female deer (plural)/present, third person singular form of the verb “do ” down   - in a lower position/soft, furry  feathers entrance   - the place of entry/to bewitch, delight or enrapture

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evening   - late afternoon/making more  even fine   - very good/sharp or keen/delicate or subtle/a sum of money paid to settle a  matter frequent   - occurring regularly/to visit a place with  regularity incense   - a substance that produces a pleasant odor when burned/to infuriate or make very angry

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lead   - to go first with followers behind/a type of  metal minute   - 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour/extremely  small moped   - acted sad or gloomy/a bicycle with a  motor object   - a thing you can see or touch/a goal/a noun that receives the action of a verb/to be opposed to

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proceeds   - advances or continues on/the money or profit gained from some sale or  venture produce   - to create or make/fresh fruits and  vegetables project   - a plan or proposal/to throw or hurl forward/to cause a shadow or image to fall upon a  surface putting   - the present participle of put/the present participle of putt

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number   - a numeral/to count/more  numb refuse   - waste or garbage/to reject or decline to  accept row   - a fight/to propel a boat forward using oars/a  line second   - 1/60th of a minute/after the first

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subject   - under some authority or control/to bring under authority or control/to make liable or vulnerable/a topic/the noun in a sentence about which something is said in the  predicate tear   - to rip/a drop of water from the  eye wind   - to turn/moving  air wound   - turned/an injury

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Each sentence contains two homographs. The definition or a synonym of one of the homographs follows the sentence. Underline the homograph that matches the synonym . 1. Tracey didn’t feel  well   (A)  after  falling into the  well (B) .   in  good  health 1. Tracey didn’t feel  well   (A)  after falling into the  well (B) .   in good health

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2. Jim hunts, but he  does   (A)  not  shoot  does (B) .  female  deer 2. Jim hunts, but he  does   (A)  not shoot  does (B) .  female deer

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3. There was a big  row   (A)  in  the first  row   (B)  of  the theater.  fight 3. There was a big  row   (A)  in the first  row   (B)  of the theater.  fight

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4. Let’s  wind   (A)  up  the kite string before the  wind   (B)  gets  too wild.  moving  air 4. Let’s  wind   (A)  up the kite string before the  wind   (B)  gets too wild.  moving air

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5. If the judges are  fair (A) ,  our rabbit will win a ribbon at the  fair (B) .  just 5. If the judges are  fair (A) , our rabbit will win a ribbon at the  fair (B) .  just

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6. That creaking  sound   (A)  makes  me wonder if this building is  sound (B) .  in good  condition 6. That creaking  sound   (A)  makes me wonder if this building is  sound (B) .  in good condition

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7. The oil well is yours and the gold  mine   (A)  is  mine (B) .  belonging to  me 7. The oil well is yours and the gold  mine   (A)  is  mine (B) .  belonging to me

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8. The  dove   (A)   dove   (B)  to  the ground to eat the peanut.  Dived 8. The  dove   (A)   dove   (B)  to the ground to eat the peanut.  Dived

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9. I won’t shed a  tear   (A)  if  you  tear   (B)  my  shirt into shreds.   Rip 9. I won’t shed a  tear   (A)  if you  tear   (B)  my shirt into shreds.   Rip

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