HOMONYMS

ea208964 · Post time 29-5-2009 01:21 AM

HOMONYMS are words of similar sound but different spelling and meaning

1.  aisle and isle
   aisle : narrow passage between rows/seats
   isle  : island

2.  arc : part of circumference
   ark : covered floating vessel

3.  birth : state of being born
   berth : place of sleeping, in a train, etc

4.  bear :  1. thick-furred animals
            2. to carry,
            3. to endure - I cannot bear his insults anymore.
   bare :  barren; not fruitful; naked

5.  check : examine; go over; a pattern in squares
   cheque : written order to banker for payment

6. air  : stuff we breathe

   are : 1/100th of a hectare

   e'er :  contraction of "ever"

   ere : eventually

   err    : to make a mistake

   heir    : one who will inherit

7.  allowed  : permitted

   aloud  : spoken

8.  altar  : raised center of worship

   alter  : to change

9. an :  a single instance

   Ann  : a woman's name

10.  ant  : insect
   aunt :  parent's sister

11.  ante : preliminary bet
   auntie  : sister of a parent

12. ascent  : the climb
      assent  : to agree

13.    ate : past tense of eat
      eight:    the number base of octal


*  sape2 yg nak sambung silakan ..

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budingyun · Post time 29-5-2009 01:54 AM

mama ea cikgu ke??

ea208964 · Post time 29-5-2009 07:39 AM

anak cikgu boleh ...

morning buding...klu buat essay nak antar kat cikgu jaga2 jgn eja ikut sedap bunyi ..kang lain lak maksudnya...

ea208964 · Post time 29-5-2009 07:47 AM

Homonyms Joke for a day

Historic figures are not immune to the hilarity of homonyms either.

Q: What's purple and conquered the world?
A: Alexander the Grape!

budingyun · Post time 29-5-2009 08:59 AM

boleh ke anta essay??

ea208964 · Post time 29-5-2009 09:01 AM

anta kat lecturer yg mintak assignment tu lah.....

budingyun · Post time 29-5-2009 09:06 AM

oh..

kalo bab menulis mgkn jarang la salah sbb nmpk ejaan..

tp kalo communication tu hampeh skit la..kena pndai agak..

ea208964 · Post time 29-5-2009 09:11 AM

klu homonym ni tak de masalah klu bukan in writing - tapi careful klu nak bercakap

nak cakap 'I love beaches'....jgn tersebut I love bitches lak....but then ramai gak yg suka dua2 kan...

budingyun · Post time 29-5-2009 09:15 AM

i hate bitches..

mmg sungguh bahaya..sbnrnya cara pronounce tu mmg lain..

tp nk wat cmner, telinga masih telinga melayu, xleh detect..

ea208964 · Post time 29-5-2009 09:19 AM

klu bercakap sama2 kita or still around Malaysia ...mungkin ok lagi ..tpi klu kay obersea mau kena ulang banyak kali

perkataan simple mcm thanks pon kena sebut betul2 ...jgn sebut tanks lak... 'TH' kena jaga...

dari terima kasih jadi tangki lak ...mana mat saleh tak ternganga masa dengar...mau die terpk septic tank mana lak budak ni cari...

ea208964 · Post time 29-5-2009 03:36 PM

tank - tak jadi tangki pon jadi kereta kebal die ingat terrorist lak kan...

cont.

auger       : a drill
augur       : foretell

aught       : anything
ought       : should

aural       : of hearing
oral          : of the mouth

auricle       : external part of the ear
oracle       : seer - visionary: a person with unusual powers of foresight

away       : distant
aweigh       : just clear of the bottom

aweful       : filled with awe
awful          :  really bad
offal          : butchered entrail

aye          : naval affirmative
eye          : ocular organ

ea208964 · Post time 30-5-2009 01:22 AM

bail    : bucket handle
bale : bundle of hay

bailed  : pumping water out of a boat
baled : to gather into a bale

bailee :  a person to whom goods are committed for custody or repair
bailey : the outer wall of a castle
bailie    : a municipal officer in Scotland

bailer : one who bails (water)
bailor : a person that entrusts goods to a bailee
baler    : one who bales (hay)

bailing :  pumping water out of a boat
baling :  wire used to tie bales

bait       :  to torment
bate    :  to lessen

baited    : past tense of bait
bated    : past tense of bate

baiting    : tormenting
bating    : lessening

baize    : green felt
bays       :  one or more enclosed arms of the ocean
beys       : one or more Turkish officials

bald       : hairless
balled    : carnal knowledge

ea208964 · Post time 30-5-2009 01:39 AM

1. Who is married to Uncle Beetle?

Aunt Ant

2. What is a large animal with thick fur but no clothes on?

Bare bear

3. What is a small group of musicians that isn抰 allowed to play?

A banned band

4. What did the fancy flying machine call the undecorated one?

A bored board...

ea208964 · Post time 31-5-2009 01:17 AM

ball          playful orb
bawl       to cry

band       a group
banned    forbidden

bard       a poet
barred    enclosed by poles

bare       naked
bear       wild ursine

bark       outer sheath of a tree
barque    square-rigged sailing ship

baron       minor royalty
barren       unable to bear children

Barry       a man's name

berry       small fruit
bury          to take under

basal          forming the base
basil          an herb

base          the bottom support for anything
bass       the lowest musical pitch or range

based       supported
baste       to swab with liquid during cooking


bases       what baseball players like to steal
basis       principal constituent of anything
basses       many four-stringed guitars

bask       to warm oneself pleasantly
basque       tightfitting bodice or tunic (or, people of the Pyrenees)

bat       a blind, flying rodent
batt       a flat pad

baud       bits per second
bawd       brothel manager

bay       an enclosed arm of the ocean
bey       a Turkish official

be       to exist
bee       pollinating buzzer

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ea208964 · Post time 31-5-2009 05:45 PM

be       to exist
      bee       pollinating buzzer

      beach       where i want to be
      beech       a type of tree

      bean       a legume
      been       past tense of be

      beat       to hit
      beet       edible red root

      beau       male friend
      bow       a curve or bend; double-slipped reef knot


      beaut       slang for beauty, beautiful
      butte       steep sided hill


      been       past tense of be
      bin       a box or container

      beer       universally brewed comfort food
      bier       a temporary frame for a coffin


      bell       ding ding
      belle       beautiful woman

      berth       anchorage
      birth       your method of arrival
      besot       to get drunk

      besought       past tense of beseech
      better       superior

      bettor       one who bets
      bight       middle of a rope

ea208964 · Post time 31-5-2009 05:51 PM

____ How does Moose begin a letter to his cousin?

Dear Deer

____ What would we do if we found bad plants spoiling our lawn?

We'll weed

____ What is an animal with a rough-sounding voice that cowboys ride?

A hoarse horse

____ What is a complete opening in the ground?

A whole hole

ea208964 · Post time 1-6-2009 09:50 PM

hi ..

continue with more interesting words..

cache hidden storage

cash          legal tender

cached       hidden away
cashed       converted to legal tender

calendar    chart of days
calender    paper press

call          to summon
caul          amnionic membrane
col             a mountain pass

caller       one who calls
collar       my cat has collar ID

can't          contraction of "can not"
cant          a bevel

cannon       big gun
canon       body of law

canter       a moderate gallop
cantor       singer

canvas       rough cloth
canvass       to examine thoroughly

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ea208964 · Post time 2-6-2009 06:50 PM

capital capitol	most important center of government
carat caret	unit of weight for precious stones, equal to 200 milligrams proofreader's insertion mark
carrot karat	edible orange root one 24th part of otherwise pure gold
carol carrel	Christmas song study enclosure
carpal carpel	a bone of the carpus a pistil
cast caste	to throw a social class

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ea208964 · Post time 4-6-2009 01:27 AM

cede seed	to give part of a plant from which a new tree grows
ceding seeding	giving planting
ceiling sealing	top of the room to close a package or envelope
cell sell	a small room to exchange for money
cellar seller	under a house one who sells