Homograph: Homograph is a word spelled and pronounced like another word but with a different meaning.
For example: the word ‘fast’ has two meanings. The different meanings are -
fast- hold firmly
fast- to abstain from food
fast- opposite of slow.
Go through the text again and make a list of meanings of all the homographs that are found in the text. Also, make a list of such words that you know, heard, or read somewhere.
Solution
The following homographs can be found in the extract:
form – Visible shape of a thing
form – a document with information
left – relating to side
left – Past tense of leave
deal – Commercial activity or trading
deal – Distributing cards in order
second – Numerically following the first
second – unit for measuring time
feet – The base of legs
feet – unit for measuring length
even – flat or smooth
even – emphasize with surprise
even – any number divisible by 2 without leaving a remainder
part – some but not the whole of anything
part – move away from each other
accent, bat, grave, leave, letter, record, just, park, the wound are some other homographs that we commonly hear.
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