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... =)
