What are some examples of homographs?

Answer 1

Homographs have the same spelling, but different meanings. Examples include: * wind (wind as in weather, or wind up a clock) * contract (a contract may be a document, or you may contract an illness) * desert (to abandon, or an arid desert )

Examples of homographs with different sounds(heterophones):

agape: with mouth open / love

bass: type of fish / low deep voice

bow: type of knot or weapon / to incline

close : nearby / to shut

contract: a legal document / to become affected with

desert: to abandon / an arid desert

does: female deers / to do

dove: a bird / to plunge into water or an activity

entrance: the way in / to delight

lead: an insulated electrical conductor - to guide or direct/ an element

learned: past tense of learn / knowledgeable

live: to be alive / to broadcast at the time of production

minute: tiny / unit of time

moped: to gloomy / motorcyle

number: no feeling due to medication / numerical value

polish: to shine / somebody from Poland

produce - to make something / farm crops

project - to speak loudly / a task

read: present tense reading / past tense reading

record: a written account / to write down or make a music album

resume - start again / job history

row: an argument / propel a boat or a line of objects

sewer: drain / person who sews

sow : a female pig / to plant seed

tear: to rip up / a drop from the eye

wind: movement of air / to twist

wound - past tense of to wind / to injure

Examples of homographs with the same pronunciation(homophones):

bat: piece of sports equipment / an animal

book: something to read / to schedule an event

break: a short time away / to shatter/ not keep a promise

case: a legal case / a suitcase

chest: body part / furniture or treasure

down: a lower place / soft fluff on a bird

dress: the action of putting clothes on / to prepare animal meat

evening: smoothing out / after sunset

fine: of good quality / a money penalty

fish: to seek or hunt for / the sea animal

grace : religious state / to adorn or decorate

head: body part or leader / to go toward

hose : footwear / flexible water conduit

light: not heavy / opposite of dark

palm: tree / part of hand

pen: writing utensil / cage for animals

play: as in kids at a playground / a theater performance

rock: a stone rock / music / to move back and fourth

roll: a bun / to roll down a hillseal: to close / an animal

shop: a store / to look for items

star: to star in a movie / a star in the sky

store: to keep somewhere until needed / grocery store

suit : clothing / to fit in with

trail: a path / to follow

track: to follow / a track for a train or running track

train: to teach a dog / a choo-choo train

trip: to stumble / a journey

trunk : elephant part, tree stem, automobile storage area

uniform: as in all the same / special clothing as in a soldier's uniform

water: as in watering the plants / H2O

wave: move the hand in greeting / sea water coming into shore

1. The professor was reading an abstract about abstract art.
2. Birds have bills, governments draft bills, and householders pay bills.
3. Did you see the card player deal the cards? We have a deal table in our lounge.
4. The little boy put an ear of corn in his ear.
5. When I asked my husband, "Are you fit?" he almost had a fit!
6. We got to the bottom of the gorge, and rested to have some food we'd brought. "Don't gorge yourselves!" I said to my hungry kids!
7. Nuns wear habits. Bad habits are hard to change.
8. It was a very steep inclination, and Susan had no inclination to climb it.
9. Be kind to animals. My teacher encourages that kind of attitude.
10. We're going to meet the wife of the late president. Don't be late.
11. My blouse size is medium. My neighbor is a medium; she has séances every Sunday afternoon.
12. The lady carpenter made that cabinet without using any nails. She has very pretty nails.
13. The English game of cricket is divided into a series of overs. When all the overs are over, the game ends.
14. I bought an ivory Chess set at the pawn shop, but there was a pawn missing.
15. The fox chased its quarry into the quarry.
16. This is where we can rest a while. Then we must continue with the rest of the journey.
17. It is important to train all train drivers.
18. My son has given me an undertaking that he will never chose undertaking as his profession.
19. My only vice is watching too much television. I often forget to use a vice to clamp objects I am working on.
20. A round bread roll may roll down a hill.

Other examples of homographs used together :

a bandage wound around a minor wound

wave your hand to an ocean wave

use a Baseball bat to bat at the flying bat

to row a boat past a row of buoys

Answer 2

Examples of homographs include "bass" (low sound or type of fish), "bow" (front of a ship or to bend forward), and "tear" (to rip or a drop of saline fluid).