Question

Use the word in two separate sentences having different meaning (homographs) : might​

Answer 1

1. "Rahul might be on ramp."

meaning:- used for saying that something is possible.

2. "I pushed with all my might, but the rock didn't move."

meaning:- great strength or power

Answer 2

1. It might rain today.

2. The mighty king waits for the right time.

Explanation:

• Homographs means the words having the same spelling but having different meaning.
• Sometime the pronunciation may change and sometimes it won't.
• 'might' is a homograph.
• might - it denotes the possibility
• might - Physical strength or power
• In the first sentence, it states the possibility of rain today.
• In the second sentence, It denotes the power of the king.
• The word homograph came in 1810.
• As 'homo' means 'same'.
• 'Graph' means 'something written'.

Some examples of Homographs are as follows:

• Bow - Bend forward ; Bow - Front of a ship.
• Lead - Metal ; Lead - Start off in front
• Skip - Jump ; Skip - Miss out.

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