Exploring English Homographs and Their Pronunciation

What are homographs?

• Words that sound the same but look different

• Words that look the same but sound different

• Words that have the same meaning

• Words that rhyme

Which of the following is an example of a homograph?

• Run and ran

• Cat and dog

• Wind and wind

• Big and small

What does the word 'wound' mean in the sentence 'The bandage was wound around the wound'?

• To twist or wrap

• A type of knot

• A type of bandage

• An injury

In the sentence 'We must polish the Polish furniture', what does 'Polish' refer to?

• To make something shine

• From Poland

• A type of wood

• A type of paint

What does the word 'desert' mean in the sentence 'The soldier decided to desert his desert in the desert'?

• A dry place

• A type of food

• To abandon

• A type of plant

In the sentence 'The soldier decided to desert his desert in the desert', what does the second 'desert' mean?

• A type of food

• To abandon

• A type of plant

• A dry place

In the sentence 'Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present', what does the first 'present' mean?

• A type of event

• Current time

• To introduce

• A gift

In the sentence 'I did not object to the object', what does the first 'object' mean?

• To oppose

• A thing

• A goal

• A type of material

In the sentence 'They were too close to the door to close it', what does the first 'close' mean?

• A type of door

• Near

• A type of lock

• To shut

In the sentence 'The farm was used to produce produce', what does the second 'produce' mean?

• To create

• To show

• Fruits and vegetables

• A type of farm