Homograph: Homograph is a word spelled and pronounced like another word but with a different meaning.

Homograph: Homograph is a word spelled and pronounced like another word but with a different meaning.

For example: the word ‘fast’ has two meanings. The different meanings are -

fast- hold firmly

fast- to abstain from food

fast- opposite of slow.

Go through the text again and make a list of meanings of all the homographs that are found in the text. Also, make a list of such words that you know, heard, or read somewhere.

Solution

The following homographs can be found in the extract:

form – Visible shape of a thing

form – a document with information

left – relating to side

left – Past tense of leave

deal – Commercial activity or trading

deal – Distributing cards in order

second – Numerically following the first

second – unit for measuring time

feet – The base of legs

feet – unit for measuring length

even – flat or smooth

even – emphasize with surprise

even – any number divisible by 2 without leaving a remainder

part – some but not the whole of anything

part – move away from each other

accent, bat, grave, leave, letter, record, just, park, the wound are some other homographs that we commonly hear.

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