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.
The words you're referring to are called heteronyms. Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and are pronounced differently. For example, "lead" (to guide) and "lead" (a metal).
July and August
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.
Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but have different pronunciations and meanings.
No, they're homophones, like eye and I, or see and sea.
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.
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.