13681_week 02 homonyms & homographs

8/13/2019 13681_Week 02 Homonyms & Homographs

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Homonyms

1. Arm / Alms: Body part or ammunition / gift given to needy2. Ace : adj. Skilled / n. unplayable delivery, card. A!e : n. A tool for cutting / v. Terminate from job or cut with an axe

". Back : n. body part / adv. Be#ind somet#ing or someone$. Ball : playing object / lavis# formal dance%. Band : sound instrument or group of it / &orn around &rist or

#ead/&edding ring'. Bank : sides of t#e river / place ere money is kept(. Bar : n. place ere alco#ol is served, iron rod / v. )estrict

some action*. Bark : outer skin of a tree / dogs noise1+. Bat : animal name , playing object / v. efend or support

somebody11. Bo& : n. &eapon used to fire arro&s / v. -neel in reverence

12. Bo! : n. a container , driver seat on a coac# / v. it &it# t#e fist1. Break / brake : v. ime off , n. 0nterval / n. 0nstrument ic# stops a

ve#icle1". Book : n. )eading material / v. o c#arge somebody/ to occupy a place1$. Bed : bottom or foundation of somet#ing , furniture1%. Blind : n. ne o cant see / v. )ender unable to see / adj. 3nable to

perceive / curtain1'. Blue : colour / aristocratic/ sad1(. Bold : dark in imprint / 4uality of being brave or fearless1*. Branc# : offs#oot of a tree / of a company2+. Brig#t : in contrast or colour / virtue of intelligence of a person

21. 5ab : ta!i / s#ort form of driver cabin22. 5an : metal container / modal verb2. 5ase : portable container / proceeding in a court of la&2". 5ount: n. act of counting /n. nobleman / v. put fait# upon2$. 5ap : #eaddress / bottle covering object / act of donning2%. 5#ange : n. 6oose money / v. 7!c#ange of t#ings2'. 5ricket : n. 8ame / n. 9ame of an insect2(. 5ro& : n. Birds name / v. 3tter s#rill sounds2*. 5lose : n. 5oncluding part / v. inis#/near+. 5oat : dress / layer of some fluid1. 5ycle : process / object of travelling

2. ate : number / name of t#e fruit/rende;vous. ie / ye : end of life / colour for #air". ive : act of plunging / c#eap disreputable nig#tclub$. ress : n garment / v.


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"+. ile : folder keeper for pages / file a formal c#argeagainst/scrape

"1. ine : penalty / doing good"2. 8ag : restraint put on persons mout# / make jokes". 8eneral : ordinary / rank in t#e army

"". 8rate / great : a frame of iron bars to #old a fire , scratc#repeatedly/ e!tra ordinary"$. 8rave : deat# bed / serious"%. 8ra;e: eating of grass / abrasion"'. 8rill : metal bars used as a grill / asked intense 4uestion"(. 8room : man o #as recently married / care for ones e!ternal

appearance"*. ail :originate from or be a native of / ent#usiastic greeting$+. and : body part / role in somet#ing/ #and over$1. ead : supreme of somebody / topmost body part/ move a#ead

$2. 0ron : metal / press$. 0ssue : debatable topic , act of give somet#ing on record / t#e

immediate descendants$". -eep : retain possession / a cell in a prison$$. -ey : important / instrument used to open a lock

$%. -id : small c#ild / act of teasing one anot#er$'. 6eaf : plants part / a s#eet of any &ritten or printable material

$(. 6ie :not telling a trut# / be in a #ori;ontal position

$*. 6emon :sour fruit / an artefact esp. an automobile t#at is defective

%+. 6ig#t : source of illumination / begin to smoke / get off a #orse or ave#icle, dismount

%1. 6og : piece of &ood / enter into an activity%2. =ajor : important or bigger part / rank of an army

%. =atc# : e!act duplicate / a burning piece of stick and bo!/ sportsevent

%". =ay : name of t#e mont# / modal verb%$. =ean : idea , clarification or meaning / s#re&d / average of numbers

%%. =ig#t : po&er or strengt# / modal verb%'. =ind : grey matter , kno&ledge or intellectual ability / be in c#arge of%(. =ine : e!plosive device / possessive pronoun%*. =iss : not #aving somebody around / title for an unmarried or

divorced girl'+. =ouse : animal / gadget'1. =ummy : mot#er / ancient dead body'2. 9ail : metal piece to fi! somet#ing / covering tip of fingers


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'. 9et : s#ort form of net&ork / &ebbed or mes#ed piece of clot#'". 9ote : a brief &ritten record / musical notation/ money'$. 9otice : act of paying attention / discover or determine'%.


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a. / be @s/ (n) oey auditioned for the band while it was see#in" someone to playbass.

b. / b%s/ (n) The store was sellin" an animatronic bi"mouth bassthat would open its

mouth and sin" 0Ta#e *e to the 1iver0 whenever someone passed by.

'. ow

a. / ba / (v) 2atoshi always made sure to bowbefore the emperor.

b. / bo / (n) The hordes of warriors ma#in" their way throu"h the forest fou"ht withbowand arrow.

(. uffet

a. Am! /b fe @/, r! / b fe@/ (n) 2teamed clams, prawns in mustard sauce andbarbecued lamb with cilantro sat at the left ed"e of the buffettable.

b. / b ft/ (v) t ta#es a catastrophe every now and then to buffetthe nation out ofits laziness and complacency.

*. 3eltic

a. / # CltD#/ (n, attributive) The ba"pipers, three in number, screamed, durin" thewhole time of dinner, a tremendous wartune4 and the echoin" of the vaulted roof,

and clan" of the 3eltic ton"ue, produced such a abel of noises, that 5averleydreaded his ears would never recover it. (5alter 2cott, Waverley)

b. / s CltD#/ (pn) The 3eltics never recovered from a second6uarter slump and nevermoved the ball well enou"h to "enerate consistent offense. (2hira 2prin"er,

03eltics are left in dust0,Boston GlobeApril 78, 9--:)

1+.3lose

a. / #lo z/ (v) 3liff still has to closehis eyes to be able to eat calamari.

b. / #lo s/ (a) t seemed that the story in the newspaper had hit a little too closetohome.

11.3oncert

a. / # Ensrt/ (n) 5e saw the #d lan" in concert.

b. /#n s Frt/ (v) 5e had to concertall our ener"y to stay awa#e.

12.3onfines

a. / # Enfa@nz/ (n pl) 5or# within the confinesof the contract.

b. /#n fa @nz/ (v) ut the contract confinesmy creativity;

1.3onflict
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a. / # Enfl@#t/ (n) The mother said to her belli"erent son, 0&iolence is no way toresolve conflict;0

b. /#n fl @#t/ (v) The two news reports seem to conflicteach other.

1".3onsole

a. / # Ensol/ (n) The boy was addicted to playin" on his video "ame console.

b. /#n so l/ (v) 2ince they had raised him from birth, ac# and ill had to consoleeach other after their do" died.

1$.3ontract

a. / # Entr%#t/ (n) The contractwas supposed to e+pire seven years after it wassi"ned.

b. /#n tr%#t/ (v)


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a. / p El@H/ (v) Cou need to polishthose boots.

b. / po l@H/ (a) Bm of Polishancestry.

2*.'resent

a. / pr Cznt/ (a) All need to be presentfor a unanimous vote.

b. / pr Cznt/ (n) need to buy my sister a presentfor her birthday.

c. / pr Cznt/ (n) 0e who ne"lects the present moment throws away all he has.0(Driedrich 2chiller)

d. /pr z Cnt/ (v) e will presenthis ideas to the oard of


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man boats first, then twoman boats, then, finally and preeminently, a sin"le scull.

(arry 2trauss,!owin" a"ainst the #$rrent)

$.2ewer

a. / sju .r/ (n) ro#en sewerpipes can be a smelly mess.

b. / so .r/ (n) 05e mi"ht choose the best sewers and let them put in at least a fewstitches, so that they can feel they have a share in it.0 (Fate

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