Question

Write a sentence each to show the different meanings of each of the following homographs

Answer 1

Answer:

Examples of Homographs

Put quite simply, a homograph is a group (usually a pair) of words that are spelled the same way, and may or may not be pronounced the same way, although the difference in pronunciation is often just a shift in the accented syllable.

There is a whole class of homographs that end in -ate, usually with one being a verb and the other being a noun or an adjective related to it. For example:

   "Advocate" can be pronounced with a long "a" sound and mean "to speak or write in support of"

   "Advocate" can also be pronounced with a short "a" sound and refer to a person who supports or pleads the cause of another.

Common Homographs

Now that you know what they are, here are 40 examples of homographs:

   accent - stress or emphasis/a manner of speaking or pronunciation influenced by the region in which one lives or grew up

   agape - wide open/a Greek word meaning "love"

   attribute - a characteristic or quality/to think of as belonging to or originating in some person, place or thing

   axes - the plural of ax or axe/the plural of axis

   bass - a deep voice or tone/a kind of fish

   bat - a piece of sporting equipment used in baseball/a winged animal associated with vampires

   bow - to bend at the waist/the front of a boat/a pair of tied loops

   buffet - to hit, punch or slap/a self-serve food bar

   bustier - an undergarment/more busty

   compact - small/to make small/a small case for holding makeup

   compound - to mix or combine/an enclosed area with a building or group of buildings inside

   content - happy or satisfied/all that is contained inside something

   contract - an agreement/to get, acquire or incur

   coordinates - brings into proper place or order/a set of numbers used to calculate position

   desert - a hot, arid region/to leave