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Can you kindly list out few English words that are spelt the same way but are pronounced differently and state the meaning of the words.
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The words with that are written same but differ in meanings are called 'homonyms'. There are many examples, few are listed below: 1) Bat : Animal Bat : A baseball bat 2) Desert : A barren land Desert : When a person leaves the other person alone 3) Lead : A noun, Metal Lead : Guide Someone
- Robert PickacardRobert Pickacard Certified English Teacher / Professional Magician
live live, minute minute, invalid invalid, present present, bow bow, tear tear. use use, wind wind, lead lead, read read, refuse refuse, row row.
bass - a low sound bass - a type of fish I play bass guitar in a band. Sea bass is a delicious fish
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Dove (a bird)- Dove (2nd form of dive) Present (available) - Present ( tense) Minute (unit of time) - Minute (a small amount/quantity)
Read as it is the same for both present and past tense
oh those words are a lot and pretty fun to practice :) hear ( to hear someone talking)- here ( in this place) serial(a story or play)- cereal( kind of a breakfast) hour - our and so on ..
Minute -Pronounced as "min-it" meaning the time on a clock or watch Minute - pronounced as mine-nyute / mai-njut meaning very small or tiny Present (noun and adjective)- pronounced as prey-zent meaning to be at a place, meeting etc. in person Present(verb) -pronounced as pree-zent meaning to give someone an a award, gift etc. Record (noun) pronounced as rey-cord meaning a tape, CD, album, written information such as medical records, report etc. Record(verb) pronounced as ree-cord, meaning writing down information, using a device to produce audio, video etc.
Permit has different stress. If it is noun the stress is on the first syllable. If it is verb the stress is on the second syllable.
Read - being the action. "To read a book" Read- the past tense of the action. "Yesterday I read that book."
- Rosie AnneBA in English and Drama, Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training.
bat: the animal/the name of the sporting equipment for baseball fair: agreeable/a local event/someone with light skin or hair lie: to lie down/to share false information fine: a monetary punishment/high quality
"the" used before a vowel is pronounced as "thee" but before a consonant it is the.
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