Homograph with 10 examples in sentence?

Answer 1

1. Close

a) Shut : Did you close the windows before leaving the house?

b) Near: The post office is close to the bank in the main town.

2.Bow

a) Type of knot: She always wraps her presents with colourful bows /bəʊz/

b) To make a forward movement with the top part of your body: Japanese people always bow /baÊŠ/ to show respect.

3. Bat

a) in Baseball or cricket: Tom has a strange way of holding his cricket bat.

b) an animal: We often see bats in our garden in the early evening.

4. Minute

a) tiny: The chances of success were minute /maɪnju:t/

b) unit of time: I will be with you in just a minute /mɪnɪt/

5. Ball

a) sphere: We love ball games.

b) a dance: At university, there was always a Summer Ball.

6. Fly

a) move through the air: I love to watch the birds fly from tree to tree.

b) an insect: I hate it when a fly lands in my soup!

7. Left

a) direction: When you get to the end of the road, turn left.

b) past tense of leave: She left the office at 5pm.

8. Pupills.

a) part of the eye: Simon has very large pupils.

b) student in a school: Jessica is the star pupil in her drama class.

9. Sewer

a) drain: There is an extensive sewer /su:É™(r)/system under the city of London.

b) someone who sews: Alice is a good sewer /səʊə(r)/. NB: This meaning is not commonly used in English. We refer to a person who sews as either a seamstress (female) or tailor (female and male)

10. Wound

a) past tense of to wind /waɪnd/: Ben wound /waʊnd/ the tape up after he had finished with it.

b) to injure or an injury: Three soldiers were wounded /wu:ndəd/ in the attack./ The wound /wound/ in my leg is taking a long time to heal.

Answer 2

1. The bow of the ship was adorned with a brightly colored ribbon.
2. I had to bow to show respect to the royal family.
3. She caught a bass while fishing at the lake.
4. The band played a bass line that made everyone dance.
5. The wind blew strong enough to tear the seam of her dress.
6. She had to use a needle to sew the seam back together.
7. The desert was so hot that the sand dune shimmered in the sun.
8. She offered me a refreshing glass of dune from her backyard tree.
9. He used a lead pencil to sketch the outline of the landscape.
10. She had to be the lead actress in the school play.