tear - to rip
tear - liquid from the eye
bow - front of a ship
bow - shoots an arrow
does - performs
does - female deer
lead - to guide
lead - a metallic element
row - a line
row - a fight
xample of heteronyms
give a example of heteronyms
There is watch- something that tells time, or watch-to look at something. There is also sewer- someone who sews, or sewer-as in underground sewer. There is even place- somewhere you're going, or place- as in placing something down.
Heteronyms is the correct answer.Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Heteronyms are a type of homograph that are also spelledthe same and have different meanings, but sound different.
July and August
Lead (to guide) / lead (metal) Bass (low sound) / bass (fish) Bow (to bend forward) / bow (archery equipment) Tear (to rip) / tear (liquid from the eye) Wind (to twist) / wind (moving air) Close (shut) / close (nearby) Permit (to allow) / permit (official document) Object (to oppose) / object (thing) Sow (to plant seeds) / sow (female pig) Polish (to make shiny) / polish (person from Poland) Entrance (to take in) / entrance (doorway) Desert (abandon) / desert (arid land) Produce (to create) / produce (fruits and vegetables) Contest (to dispute) / contest (competition) Invalid (not valid) / invalid (disabled person) Resume (to continue) / resume (document summarizing work experience) Row (argument) / row (line) Separate (to divide) / separate (distinct) Refuse (to decline) / refuse (trash) Project (to plan) / project (construction)
Some examples of words that have the same spelling but different meanings are "bat," which can refer to a flying mammal or a piece of sports equipment, and "bow," which can mean either a type of knot or a gesture of respect.
Well, technically in the example you used, "record" (noun) and "record" (verb) are"Homographs". They are words that share the same spelling but have different meanings. Since "record" (noun) and "record" (verb) also have different pronunciations, they are also "Heteronyms".But to answer your question, two words that are spelled the same but have different pronunciations are called Heteronyms.
Homonyms are words that are spelled the same or sound the same but have different meanings, like too and two. Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently, like read and read.
No, they're homophones, like eye and I, or see and sea.
An example of a heteronym in a sentence would be: "The wind was strong enough to wind up the kite." In this sentence, "wind" is a heteronym because it is pronounced differently but spelled the same.
Heteronyms are words that are spelled alike but have more than one meaning, with each pronounced differently.An example:Bow to the emperor (bow rhymes with now)Tie a bow (bow rhymes with no) Heteronyms are words that are spelled identically but have different meanings when pronounced differently. e.g. Lead, pronounced leed, means to guide. However, lead, pronounced led, means a metallic element.