[size=2][face=Arial]A heteronym is a "word having a different sounding and meaning but the same spelling." (minute - unit of time; minute - very small) 1. address My address is Easy Street. She will address the crowd. 2. bow She wears a bow in her hair. Bow to the audience at the end. 3. close Please close the door. She sat close to him. 4. content The content of the talk is simple. I am content to just stay home. 5. convert She is a convert to exercise. She will convert the machine. 6. digest You will digest your food in time. I never read Reader's Digest. 7. dove She dove into the water. The dove makes a cooing sound. 8. invalid She was an invalid in the hospital. Your license is invalid. 9. lead He will lead the parade. The metal lead is very heavy. 10. live Where do you live? It was a live snake. 11. minute I'll be with you in just a minute. The insect had minute legs. 12. object It was a valuable object. We would object if she went. 13. present We got a nice present from her. She will present the awards to all. 14. project Is your science project done? Project the movie on the screen. 15. read She likes to read books. She read a story to the boy. 16. record Let's record that movie. She bought a record album. 17. row The kids were all sitting in a row. They had a row over the noise. 18. sow We shall sow the wheat today. The old sow was in the pigpen. 19. subject The subject of my talk is autos. They will subject them to torture. 20. tear Don't shed a tear for her loss. Don't tear the photograph. 21. wind The wind blew strong last night. Wind the string on a stick. 22. wound He received a bullet wound. He wound up the rope. [/face][/size]

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[B]同形异义词(Homographs)[/B] A homograph is a "word of the same written form as another but of a different origin and meaning. (buck - buck) 1. act Jack will act in a play. He's in the second act of the play. 2. arms My arms and legs hurt. The soldiers laid down their arms. 3. block The puppy ran around the block. The chairs will block the door. 4. buck It costs one buck to get in. The horse will buck you off. 5. blue I feel very blue today. She wore a blue dress. 6. box Put your things in a box. The fighters will box tonight 7. brand They put a brand on the horse. What brand is your computer? 8. base The base of the statue broke. The player ran to third base. 9. back My back hurts. The dog came back home. 10. bank The river overflowed its bank. I have a $1000 in the bank. 11. bear The grizzly bear is dangerous. I cannot bear to be alone. 12. bark The dog has a loud bark. The bark peeled off the tree. 13. bit The tiger bit the giraffe. My finger hurts a little bit. 14. ball My wife went to a ball. The ball bounced off my head. 15. bright The light is bright in my room. Some students are very bright. 16. blow They will blow up the bridge. He received a blow to the head. 17. bangs The shots were like loud bangs. She wears her hair in bangs. 18. bat The baseball bat was broken. A bat flew out of the cave. 18. bow Bow to the audience before playing. The bow of the ship was breaking. 19. bluff You can bluff when playing poker. The man stood on the bluff. 20. bill We have received a large bill. The ducks bill is orange. He wants change for a $5 bill. 21. bulb We planted a daffodil bulb. The light bulb is burned out. 22. bed My bed is warm and soft. We planted a bed of flowers. 23. coat She is wearing a new coat. There is a coat of dust on the car. 24. court The criminal was tried in a court. The man wanted to court the lady. 25. chest He found a pirate's chest of gold. He pounded his chest in rage. 27. change I need fifty cents in change. Can I change my class time? 28. can A tin can of food will solve hunger. Can you try to come this evening? 29. check I received a check from my bank. We need to check on the date. 30. charge You can charge your purchase. What is the charge for lessons? Elephants can charge at any time. 31. cast The cast of the play went home. He had a cast on his broken arm. He cast the money into the sea. 32. calf A calf is a baby cow. The calf of my leg hurts. 33. corn We ate corn at dinner. I have a corn on my foot. 34. crow A big black crow ate the corn. Most roosters crow in the morning. 35. date I ate a date with my lunch. I have a date with my wife. 36. dart She sewed a dart in her dress. He threw a dart at the dartboard. Don't dart into the street. 37. dull The knife is too dull to cut. The movie was dull and stupid. 38. deck The captain stood on the deck. I need a deck of cards. 39. draw If you draw a gun, then shoot. I cannot easily draw pictures. They were down in the draw.. 40. down A duck has down on its back. Walk down the stairs carefully. 41. duck Duck when walking in a cave. A small duck swam with its mother. 42. ear I cannot hear in one ear. She ate an ear of corn. 43. fly A fly landed on his nose. We shall fly to Paris today. 44. fall The Fall weather is cool. Be careful that you don't fall. 45. fine If you speed you will pay a fine. I feel fine today. 45. float Astronauts can float in space. There was a float in the parade. 46. fair The State Fair is in October. Today was fair and warm. 47. fast Some cars can go very fast. Some people fast at Easter. 49. firm I work in a law firm. I sleep on a firm mattress. They made us a firm offer. 50. foot The stick is one foot long. My foot won't fit my shoe. 51. faint Did you ever faint from hunger? He heard a faint noise. 52. fool They tried to fool me. The fool did tricks for the King. 53. fit She had a fit over the job. The pants will not fit me. 54. face Your face is red. You must face the audience. He will lose face. 55. felt The dress was made from felt. She felt sorry for the victim. 56. fleet He owns a fleet of taxis. She is fleet of foot. 57. file You must file the papers. You must file your fingernails. He used a file to escape.. 58. ground The snow covered the ground. We ground up the meat for dinner. 59. gobble A pig will gobble his food fast. A turkey will gobble for attention. 60. game I enjoy the game of football. We went hunting game to eat. 61. hand He had a glove on his hand. We gave the singer a hand. 62. hide Did you hide the money? The hide of a cow is very useful. 63. hit The movie was a big hit. I hit the ball for a home run. 63. hang Hang your coat on a hook. We will hang around for an hour. 65. head He is the head of our company. A book fell on my head. 66. hold Hold onto your money. Put the cargo into the ship's hold. They put us on hold. 67. hard It was a hard test. The cement will get hard soon. 68. iron We seldom iron clothes. The chair was made of iron. We must iron out our problems. 69. ice We will ice the cake before eating. Make sure you don't slip on the ice. 70. jumper She wore a cotton jumper. She is a good high jumper. 71. jam I like berry jam on toast. The traffic jam made me late. 71. jar Put the sugar into the jar. Don't jar the doctor's hand. 73. joker She is a practical joker. A deck of cards has two jokers. 74. kid There is a new kid in my class. A kid is a baby goat. He loves to kid people. 75. kind You should be kind to animals. It is the wrong kind of cloth. 76. lean I only eat lean meat. You can lean on the desk. 77. letter I got a letter in the mail. What is the first letter in China? 78. light Is that chair light or heavy? Please turn on the light. 79. like Do you like to watch TV? She looks like her mother. 80. log I keep a log of my flying hours. Put another log on the fire. 80. land We shall land in Paris at noon. Farmers need land to grow crops. 81. lap Cats lap milk with their tongue. She sat in my lap eating candy. 82. leaves In Fall leaves drop to the ground. She leaves for London today. 84. left I can only write with my left hand. There are two cookies left. She left the house an hour ago. 85. line She was first in the line of workers. He drew a long line on the paper. 86. loaf A fresh loaf of bread smells good. Some people loaf all day. 87. lie A lie can get you into trouble. Cats often lie down to sleep. 88. last It did not last very long. She came in last in the race. 89. long I long to see my home again. It is a long time until winter. 89. mine He worked in an iron mine. That book is mine. 90. match She is no match for him. Light a match for my stove. 91. miss Do you miss your home? Your arrow may miss the target. Did Miss Brown meet her? 92. mean What did she mean by that? He is a mean teacher. The mean temperature is low. 93. mold The bread has mold on it. Pour wax into the mold. 94. might We might hire her for the job. Might does not make it right. 95. note He knows not a note of music. Send her a note of apology. 96. nap We often take a nap at noon. The blanket has a lot of nap. 98. nail She painted her nails. He used a nail to fasten the shelf. 99. perch Birds often perch on trees. Many perch live in the ocean. 100. pen The pigs are in the pen. My pen needs some ink. 101. pupil She is the best pupil in class. The pupil in her eye is blue. 102. point You should not point at people. My knife has a sharp point. You missed the point of the story. 103. pitcher She is the pitcher on our team. She poured a pitcher of juice. 104. pound I bought a pound of chocolates. We bought a dog at the pound. Don't pound on the table. 105. pit A peach has a large pit inside. Some snakes were in the deep pit. We will pit her against him.. 106. plane A plane flew them to Paris. We use a plane to smooth wood. 107. play He is an actor in a play. We play basketball each day. 108. park We had a picnic in the park. I park my car near my office. 109. pop Do you drink soda pop? Don't pop the balloon. 110. pipe My dad smokes a pipe. The water pipe broke. 111. palm There is a palm tree. He hurt the palm of his hand. 112. part I part my hair on the right. I need a part to fix my car. 113. pass She will pass the test easily. He threw a pass to his friend. He went through the narrow pass. 114. pool She has a pool table at her house. We swam in the swimming pool. 115. pet A cat can make a nice pet. You can pet my horse. 116. peep A tiny chick can peep very loud. They can peep through the window. 117. page It is at the top of the page. The page knelt before the King. 118. punch We will drink orange punch. He punched the man on his chin. 119. pick Pick out the one you like. A miner uses a pick and shovel. 120. quack A duck will quack when it sees you. The doctor was a quack. 121. rare I don't like my steak rare. Diamonds are rare jewels. 122. ruler The King is the ruler of the nation. Measure it with the ruler. 123. record She bought a new record album. He set the record in the high jump. 124. racket She bought a new tennis racket. The kids made a racket at dinner. His racket made him money. 125. range The cattle are feeding on the range. She cooked on her new range. They range in age from 2 to 30. 126. roll The ball will roll into the road. We ate a roll for dinner. 127． rock She will often rock in her chair. The rock went through my window. 128. run She will run five miles a day. She had a run in her stocking. 129. right I have a ring on my right hand. She got all the answers right. 130. race He ran the school race. He is a member of the human race. 131. round Her watch is round. He was injured in the fifth round. 132. rest We will rest until dinner. The rest will arrive after dinner. 133. rose The rose is a pretty flower. The crowd rose to greet her. 134. rung He has rung the bell twice. A rung on the ladder is missing. 135. rear The horse will rear if frightened. We sat at the rear of the room. 136. scales Fish have many scales. We weighed on the scales 137. strike Did you strike her on the arm? The workers are on strike. 138. stand They sold fruit at the stand. Stand up if he comes into the room. 139. shine Shine your shoes every day. Shine your flashlight over here. 140. shock She got a shock from the wire. That movie will shock my mom. 141. swallow The swallow flew up into the tree. My throat hurts when I swallow. 142. stick Stick the stamp on the letter. He broke the stick in two pieces. 143. sink The kitchen sink is full of dishes. The boat will sink if over loaded. 144. stump She sat on the tree stump. That question will stump everyone. 145 spoke The bike has a broken spoke. She often spoke to me about that. 146. sock He lost his sock in the park. She got a sock on her chin. 147. skip Children often skip when happy. Skip any question you don't know. 148. sheet She put a new sheet on the bed. I need a sheet of paper. 149. stall The horse is eating in its stall. My car will stall at times. 150. spray We need to spray the apple trees. The spray of flowers is pretty. 151. spring Spring is a good time of the year. The car has a broken spring. 152. speaker She was a speaker in our class. My stereo has a new speaker. 153. steer You must steer your car carefully. The steers were out in the field. 154. space The rocket flew into space. Put your name in that space. 155. set Our TV set is broken. Please set the table for dinner. 156. screen Please set up the movie screen. The screen door slammed. Screen them for infections. 157. story We live on the sixth story. She told a story to the children. 158. shift I worked on the night shift. Shift gears when you go uphill. 159. soil Plant the flower in good soil. Do not soil your dress. 160. shed Cats will shed their fur. The cow is eating in the shed. 161. seal The seal swam in the ocean. Seal the envelope before mailing. He put a seal on the document. 162. squash I like to eat squash. You'll squash it if you step on it. 163. train We will train all students. We rode the train home. 164. trip We will take a long trip this year. Don't trip over the rug. 165. top The top was spinning fast. It is on the top of the desk. 166. tip He left a tip for the waiter. He cut the tip of his finger. 167. tablet Take a tablet after dinner. I need a new tablet of paper. 168. tag We played tag with the children. Put an ID tag on each suitcase. 169. well She can play the piano well. The water comes from a well. 170. wave A large wave knocked her down. Wave good-bye to your mother. 171. watch She had a new gold watch. Watch your children at all times. 172． sow Every year we sow a field of corn. A sow is an adult female pig.

[B]同音词(Homophones)之一[/B] A Homophone is a "word pronounced the same as, but different in meaning from another, whether spelled the same or not." (bear, bare) Note that some homophones are also homographs (bear). Note that some homophones are also heteronyms. (lead) 1. aid This will aid you to go to sleep. aide She needs an aide to walk. 2. aisle He walked down the church aisle. I'll I'll be glad to take you there. isle An isle is a small island. 3. arc A rainbow is an arc of color. ark The ark sailed over the ocean. 4. altar It was on the altar of the church. alter You must alter the dress to fit. 5. ate I ate two apples. eight Pete is eight years old. 6. bad He has a bad cold. bade The King bade the man to come. 7. bail We had to bail to save the boat. bale The horse ate a bale of hay. 8. bald The man's head was bald. bawled The baby bawled very loudly. 9. bare I walked in with my bare feet. bear The grizzly bear is black. 10. bark The dog has a loud bark. barque They were sailing a barque. 11. baron The baron had a large estate. barren The land was a barren one. 12. beach They were sunning on the beach. beech There is a beech tree in the park. 13. beat Tom beat the drum. beet A beet is a red vegetable. 14. be Will you be home tonight? bee The bee is buzzing. 15. bell The church bell rang everyday. belle She is a Southern belle. 16. berth He slept in an upper berth. birth The cat gave birth to six kittens. 17. boll The cotton boll is white. bowl We ate a bowl of rice. 18. bore That movie will bore me. boar We shot a wild boar. 19. bough The bough of the tree broke. bow You must bow before the King. 20. burro We rode a burro down the canyon. burrow Animals burrow into the ground. 21. braid She will often braid her hair. brayed The donkey brayed loudly. 22. bridal She wore her bridal gown. bridle He put the bridle on the horse. 23. break Don't break my machine. brake Use the brake to stop the car. 24. blew The wind blew hard. blue The water is blue. 25. board The carpenter sawed a board. bored I was bored at the movie. 26. but You can go but after lunch. butt A goat butts his head on the wall. 27. buy Let's buy some bubble gum. by He stood by the door. bye They had a bye that week. 28. ceiling The ceiling of my room is white. sealing She is sealing the envelopes. 29. chord He played a chord on the piano. cord He tied a cord around the box. 30. creak Without oil that door will creak. creek The water in the creek is cold. 31. coarse We need coarse sandpaper. course We took a course in English. 32. capital Write your name in capital letters. capitol We went to the state capitol. 33. cache We found a cache of pirate gold. cash We will pay cash for the car. 34. cast He had a cast on his arm. caste India has a caste system. 35. cereal We often eat cereal for breakfast. serial The book was in serial form. 36. cannon They fired the cannon twice. canon You must obey the King's canon. 37. canvas The tent is made of canvas. canvass We'll canvass the neighborhood. 38. carol The choir sang a Christmas carol. carrel She is sitting at a study carrel. 39. carat She wears a one-carat diamond. carrot I eat at least one carrot a day. 40. chute We put the mail down the chute. shoot The hunter tries to shoot the deer. 41. cue That is your cue to begin. queue Americans queue to board a bus. 42. current That is a current newspaper. currant We eat currant jelly on toast. 43. cell The prisoner is in a jail cell. sell Do you sell popcorn? 44. cent The lollipop costs one cent. sent My grandpa sent me a present. scent The scent from the flower is nice. 45. cheap These books are very cheap. cheep I can hear the birds cheep. 46. close Please close the door. clothes You must wash your dirty clothes. 47. dear Tell dear Mother I love her. deer The deer ran through the forest. 48. dew There is dew on the grass. do Will you do me a favor. due The library book is due. 49. die Everyone will die eventually. dye I will dye my shirt yellow. 50. doe The doe took care of her fawn. dough We made bread dough. 51. days It was one of those rainy days. daze He wandered around in a daze. 52. dual The airplane has dual controls. duel They fought a duel over the lady. 53. fair We must play fair. fare How much is the bus fare? 54. fir We had a fir tree in our yard. fur She wore a fur coat. 55. flea My dog has a flea on his back. flee We will flee from the floods. 56. flour I use flour to make bread. flower The rose is a beautiful flower. 57. foul He hit a foul ball. fowl A chicken is a fowl. 58. flu He is sick with the flu. flue The smoke went up the flue. flew The bird flew to her nest. 59. for This present is for you. fore Yell "fore" before you hit the ball. four My brother is four years old. 60. feat It was a marvelous feat. feet He landed on his feet. 61. flair She has a flair for drawing. flare We lit a flare in the dark. 62. friar The friar lives in a monastery. fryer That chicken is a fryer. 63. fairy Have you ever seen a fairy? ferry We take the ferry to the island. 64. forth He rocked back and forth. fourth He is in the fourth grade. 65. groan I heard him groan. grown He has grown inches last year. 66. gate Close the gate after you enter. gait The old man's gait was very slow. 67. gild We will gild the ornaments. guild She belongs to the ladies guild. 68. gourd We grew a gourd in the garden. gored The bull gored the farmer. 69. grate Let's grate cheese for dinner. great We had a great time there. 70. guise He took the guise of a farmer. guys There were three guys in the car. 71. hall We walked down the hall. haul Haul the trash to the dump. 72. hay Horses often eat hay. hey Hey! Don't do that. 73. heal The cut will heal fast. heel My heel is below my ankle. 74. hear Did you hear the good news? here She is not here now. 75. hair You must cut your hair. hare A rabbit is also called a hare. 76. hanger Hang pants on a wooden hanger. hangar My plane is parked in a hangar. 77. heard I heard her walking in the door. herd We saw a herd of cattle. 78. him I saw him running in the park. hymn We sang a hymn in the church. 79. hoarse My voice was getting hoarse. horse Her horse was black and white. 80. in Put paper in the machine. inn We stayed at the inn last night. 81. idle The factory was idle last week. idol The natives worshiped an idol. 82. knot Tie a knot in the rope. not I am not that sleepy now. 83. kernel The chicken ate a kernel of corn. colonel My dad is a colonel in the Army. 84. knead You must knead the dough. need How much money do you need? 85. knight The knight wore a suit of armor. night I like to walk at night. 86. know I know it is Saturday. no I have no money to spare. 87. lead Lead is a very heavy metal. led He led the ladies to safety. 88. loan I need a loan of $100. lone A lone bandit robbed us. 89. laps We swam ten laps in the pool. lapse He had a lapse of memory. 90. lay The chicken will lay an egg. lei Hawaiians gave me a flower lei. 91. liar He is a liar about money. lyre She played music on her lyre. 92. lie She told my mother a lie. lye Lye is a dangerous chemical. 93. links There are seven links in the chain. lynx A lynx killed chickens. 101. mall We went shopping at the mall. maul The lion will maul a zebra. 102. manner I like your manner of speaking. manor The King lives in a great manor. 103. miner He was a coal miner in England. minor A minor cannot buy beer. 104. might We might have a problem. mite The mite bit the cat. 105. muscle I strained a muscle in my arm. mussel We eat mussels from the ocean. 106. new She bought a new car. knew I knew the right answer. gnu A gnu looks like a buffalo. 107. nose My nose is sunburned. knows She knows me from school. 108. pail Fill your pail with water. pale She looks pale after the illness. 109 pair I bought a pair of shoes. pare Please pare my apple for me. pear A pear is a delicious yellow fruit. 110. peak We went to the peak of the hill. peek We peeked at the new books. 111. peace I like peace rather than war. piece I would like a piece of cake. peas He likes carrots, not peas. 112. plain I like to wear plain shirts. plane I can fly a plane anywhere I want. 113. pane The ball broke a pane of glass. pain She had a pain in her foot. 114. patience Teachers need lots of patience. patients The patients want to see the doctor. 115. pause Pause for a while to rest. paws The bear's paws are deadly. 116. pedal The pedal on my bike is broken. peddle She'll peddle pears in the market. 117. peer The cat will peer at the mice. pier The ship tied up at the pier. 118. plum The plum is a delicious fruit. plumb The wall is out of plumb. 119. pole The flag is at the top of the pole. poll We took a poll of all students. 120. pray Farmers pray for rain. prey The lion ran after its prey. 121. principal The principal of our school spoke. principle She was the principle speaker. 122. profit Our profit has increased this year. prophet The prophet predicted floods. 123. rain It will rain hard today. rein Pull the rein to stop the horse. reign The king reigns over the nation. 124. read He has read some good books. red My son's car is bright red. 125. real Is that a real fur coat? reel I got a rod and reel for fishing. 126. right You are right about my age. rite The men had a secret rite. write Please write your name. 127. road The road is now paved. rode We rode to town on a horse. rowed We both rowed the boat home. 128. rap Did you rap on the door? wrap Please wrap my book for me. 129. ring The bell will ring in ten minutes. wring Wring out the clothes. 130. read I like to read historical novels. reed I need a reed for my clarinet. 131. sail Our boat has a sail. sale The clothes are now on sale. 132. sea We fished on the open sea. see We could see them far away. 133. seen She was seen by the store. scene The scene was beautiful. 134. seam The seam on my pants split. seem You seem to be very sleepy. 135. sew She will sew herself a dress. so I am so tired I must sleep. sow We will sow the wheat crop today. 136. son My son is a government official. sun The sun was shining today. 137. steal They will steal your bicycle. steel My desk is made of steel. 138. sear She will sear the meat before baking. seer A seer can see the future. 139. seas We sailed on the seven seas. sees I think the tiger sees me! seize They will seize the ship. 140. sight The sunset was a beautiful sight. site It was the site of a fierce battle. cite He will cite a law to help us. 141. soar The glider will soar into the sky. sore My knee is sore from walking. 142. some May I have some tea? sum The sum of two and two is four. 143. stair The stair step is broken. stare Please don't stare at them. 144. shear They will shear the sheep today. sheer The dress was of sheer material. 145. shoe He has lost one shoe. shoo Shoo the chickens out. 146. sole The sole of my shoe has a hole. soul I enjoy listening to soul music. 147. straight The arrow went straight. strait The ship sailed through the strait. 148. suite We will need a suite of rooms. sweet The candy is too sweet. 149. tacks We fastened it down with tacks. tax The tax on cars is high. 150. tail The monkey has a long tail. tale We told them a tale about elves. 151. threw She threw out the garbage. through He disappeared through the door. 152. tear Don't shed a tear for her loss. tier We sat on the third tier of seats. 153. tense She was tense at the wedding. tents We lived in tents in the park. 154. tea Would you like a cup of tea? tee He hit the golf ball from a tee. 155. throne The King sat on the throne. thrown She was thrown from the car. 156. tide The tide was high this morning. tied The robbers tied him up. 157. their Their car was lost in the storm. there The boat was there this morning. 158. toe It dropped on my toe. tow The truck will tow our car to town. 159. to We went to school today. too They want to go too. two They bought two pairs of pants. 160. you You have been a good friend. ewe The ewe had three lambs. 161. vane The vane showed wind direction. vein The vein on my hand looks blue. vain We looked in vain for her. 162. waive My coach will waive the rule. wave He can wave to his friend. 163. waist The belt will fit around my waist. waste Do not waste any water. 164. wait We will wait for an hour. weight Her weight was a little high. 165. wood The table is made of wood. would Would you mind eating late? 166. way Which way do we go? weigh How much do I weigh? 167 weak He felt weak from hunger. week We will go in one week.

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