State the different meanings of the following pairs of Homophones and make sentences of your own with each of them.

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State the different meanings of the following pairs of Homophones and make sentences of your own with each of them.

	Word	Meaning	Sentence
(a)	led
	lead
(b)	role
	roll
(c)	air
	heir
(d)	feat
	feet
(e)	reign
	rein
	rain

SOLUTION

Word	Meaning	Sentence
(a)	led	past participle of lead (to guide or conduct)	The captain led his team to safety.
	lead	graphite used as part of a pencil	Do you have a lead pencil?
(b)	role	a part (in a play, film, etc.)	Marie got the leading role in the new movie.
	roll	move in a particular direction by turning over and over	The boy wanted to roll in the mud while playing
(c)	air	the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth	There is a lot of humidity in the air during the monsoon.
	heir	successor or inheritor	The family did not know who the heir to the property was.
(d)	feat	a great achievement	Climbing Mt.Everest is a feat.
	feet	a unit of measurement rule as king or queen	The girl saw to her shock that the lion was only a few feet away.
(e)	reign	rule as king or queen	Queen Elizabeth's reign has been along one.
	rein	Control	She can rein the situation.
	rain	Water from sky	They went outside to enjoy the rain.

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