My interest in heteronyms started on a long drive to Kansas with my family. 1 0 obj
>> Here is a little worksheet that I´ve used for a few years with my advanced groups to test their pronunciation. 4 0 obj << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> For example: Lead, pronounced LEED, means to guide.However, lead, pronounced LED, means a metallic element. Worksheet will open in a new window. It's much easier to grasp this idea with a few examples: Excuse; Please excuse me while I think of an excuse. 12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row. you want to download you have to send your own contributions. QUESTION!TAGS!!! In the UK, the streets are generally narrower than the streets in the USA. Answers to Comparative Adjectives Exercise 1 1. I knew there must be many more heteronyms that we simply hadn't thought of, so I created this page with two purposes in mind. "4545:5457855454558554558758535458575852585:865853595458585;585758588554525" +
Proceed as you see fit but I always run through the vocabulary box at the top first and give both pronunciations. 18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear. endobj KEY! I've attempted to classify each heteronym using the following class definitions: Heteronyms listed: 427
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My Latin class is more boring than my English class. %���� 8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum. 15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line. /CreationDate (D:20100623180906+02'00')/Creator (vspdflib \(www.visagesoft.com\))/Producer (vspdflib \(www.visagesoft.com\))/ModDate (D:20100623180906+02'00')>> Lots of interesting links at the end of the page. 9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes. Exercise 3: Word Order Choose the 5 words which complete each sentence: 1. /F2 13 0 R/F4 19 0 R/F1 10 0 R/F3 16 0 R>> 11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid. 3 0 obj
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To help illustrate what this means, here are twenty common heteronyms used in sentences: Ask them to add a sentence of their own after reading each line. << Heteronyms are words that are written the same but pronounced differently and have different meanings. 5. The November 1988 edition of the Smithsonian magazine contained a short article about heteronyms, written by Felicia Lamport. +
4. Many heteronyms are the result of one pronunciation being a verb and another being a noun. Some of the worksheets for this concept are Heteronyms american english, Some heteronyms, Resource list heteronyms sound different spelled alike, Homonyms homographs homophones, Building vocabulary using homonyms, List of homonyms homophones homographs, Word list homophones words that sound the same but are, Homonyms homographs homophones. /CropBox [ 0 0 595 842 ]/Contents [ 7 0 R ]/Parent 1 0 R/Resources << 2 0 obj
6) The soldier decided to desert his post in the desert. At the time we didn't even know what these types of words were called, but we came up with 14 examples and thought we had done pretty well. Heteronyms are words that share the same spelling but have different pronunciations and meanings. worksheets, lesson plans, activities, etc. "358555255835958847e445d5853589;5f495:5955495d88585:588h944:8858858;5f52595" +