1. Close
a) Shut : Did you close the windows before leaving the house?
b) Near: The post office is close to the bank in the main town.
2.Bow
a) Type of knot: She always wraps her presents with colourful bows /bəʊz/
b) To make a forward movement with the top part of your body: Japanese people always bow /baÊŠ/ to show respect.
3. Bat
a) in Baseball or cricket: Tom has a strange way of holding his cricket bat.
b) an animal: We often see bats in our garden in the early evening.
4. Minute
a) tiny: The chances of success were minute /maɪnju:t/
b) unit of time: I will be with you in just a minute /mɪnɪt/
5. Ball
a) sphere: We love ball games.
b) a dance: At university, there was always a Summer Ball.
6. Fly
a) move through the air: I love to watch the birds fly from tree to tree.
b) an insect: I hate it when a fly lands in my soup!
7. Left
a) direction: When you get to the end of the road, turn left.
b) past tense of leave: She left the office at 5pm.
8. Pupills.
a) part of the eye: Simon has very large pupils.
b) student in a school: Jessica is the star pupil in her drama class.
9. Sewer
a) drain: There is an extensive sewer /su:É™(r)/system under the city of London.
b) someone who sews: Alice is a good sewer /səʊə(r)/. NB: This meaning is not commonly used in English. We refer to a person who sews as either a seamstress (female) or tailor (female and male)
10. Wound
a) past tense of to wind /waɪnd/: Ben wound /waʊnd/ the tape up after he had finished with it.
b) to injure or an injury: Three soldiers were wounded /wu:ndəd/ in the attack./ The wound /wound/ in my leg is taking a long time to heal.
Chat with our AI personalities
One sentence is for tear. The first sentence for tear is: There was a Tear running down my face. The second sentence is: My paper had a tear in it. There you go!
Sure! Here is a homograph sentence with the word "ring": "He proposed with a diamond ring while watching the boxing ring."
The wind was strong enough to wind the sails on the boat.
Yes, the letter "a" can be considered a homograph because it can have different meanings but share the same spelling. For example, "a" can represent a letter in the alphabet or be used as an article in a sentence.
Sure! An example of homographs in a sentence is: "I saw a bat fly overhead, then I went to the store to buy a baseball bat." In this sentence, "bat" is a homograph as it has two different meanings but the same spelling.