Homographs

What is a Homograph?

• Words that are spelt differently but sound the same

• Words that are spelt the same but are different in meaning and pronunciation

• A type of graph

Select the correct definition for the word in blue.

He walked in the hot desert without water.

• Leave

• Dry and sandy place

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What's your telephone number?

• A numerical value

• More numb

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The wound stopped hurting after he put a band-aid on it.

• Past tense of wind

• Injury

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She dove into the pool.

• A small white bird

• The past tense of dive; to jump into water

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The dolphin splashed back into the ________.

• Sea

• See

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I will _______ the letter tonight.

• Write

• Right

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He told the driver to turn _________ onto his street.

• Write

• Right

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Mom told us to play outside so we do not ________ anything.

• Brake

• Break

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_________ wanted to go to the shop with my brother.

• I

• eye