WHAT IS HOMONYM?

salam....

today i juz want to share about homonym...

what is homonym?

a homonym is a word that is the same in form or sound as another but different in meaning... for example pale and pail.... can you see the different?

see how they are used....

accept : take; receive

he willl not accept such a gift from you

except : but not; leave out; take out

we go out every day except sunday

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arms : limbs

we have two arms

arms : weapons; guns, knives, swords

guns are arms

alms: gifts to the poor

eman gave alms to the beggar

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bear : animal with long shaggy hair and short limbs

the bear often lives in a cave

bare : naked; uncover

ah seng walked with his feet bare

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cell : a prison room

the prisoner is alone in his tiny cell

sell : to exchange something for money

salim wants to sell his bicycle

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die : come to an end

many people die of hunger

dye : to gave a new colour

i want to dye my white dress red

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heard : past tense of teh verb "to hear"

i have never heard of him

herd : a group of animal

a herd of elephants are bathing in the river

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another examples are...

hair and hare

heal and heel

hear and here

fore and for or four

know and no

lessen and lesson

loan and lone

feet and feat

there are so many words.... i think it just a bit in my mind... miahahaha... =)

p/s: never mind it's juz a picture... you're welcome my visitor... =)