All of us perhaps know what a homophone is. A word with similar sound but different spelling. That’s what every high school marm tells. It is easily confused and many times are there that they turn creepy. but imagine our plight if the words have same spelling? This comes via good practice of reading and it is easy to identify. These words do not have same meaning and differs to the context and has different origin. These word most often also have the same sound and pronunciation. The following are a list of homographs for a quick reference.
1. Flat a. a small apartment b.level
2. Fan a. a devoted admirer b. a machine to wind air
3. Can a. a coke container b. to be able to/ability
4. Cue a. a long sticker in the game of pool b. a signal
5. Ball a. a formal dance b. a round object
6. August a. the month b. inspring presence
7. Chop a. the jaw of an animal b to cut
8. Close a. near by b. to shut
9. Boil a. a liquid’s state while heating b. a inflammation of the skin
10. Hide a. the skin of animal b. to keep off site
11. Like a. to be pleased b. similar
12.pupil a. a student b. part of eye
13. school a.group of fish b.a learning institute
14. soil a.to make dirty b.ground
15.wake a. to rouse after sleep b.waves following ship
1. Flat a. a small apartment b.level
2. Fan a. a devoted admirer b. a machine to wind air
3. Can a. a coke container b. to be able to/ability
4. Cue a. a long sticker in the game of pool b. a signal
5. Ball a. a formal dance b. a round object
6. August a. the month b. inspring presence
7. Chop a. the jaw of an animal b to cut
8. Close a. near by b. to shut
9. Boil a. a liquid’s state while heating b. a inflammation of the skin
10. Hide a. the skin of animal b. to keep off site
11. Like a. to be pleased b. similar
12.pupil a. a student b. part of eye
13. school a.group of fish b.a learning institute
14. soil a.to make dirty b.ground
15.wake a. to rouse after sleep b.waves following ship
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