Question:-
State the different meanings of the following pairs of Homophones and
make sentences of your own with each of them.
Answers
Answer:
1 . led - He retrieved his hat and quietly led his horse away.
meaning - a light-emitting diode (a semiconductor diode which glows when a voltage is applied).
2 . lead - Lead the way, Romeo," she said dryly.
meaning - cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward.
3 . role - She likes to play the role of matchmaker with her friends.
meaning - the function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation.
4 . roll - He grunted and dodged, giving her time to roll out from under him.
meaning - move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis.
5 . air - She paused, sucking in a deep breath, and then threw her hands in the air in defeat.
meaning - the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen.
heir - Alex was the reluctant heir to an enormous amount of land and money.
meaning - a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.