Homonyms
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Unit 5
What Can I Learn from Realistic Fiction?
Homonyms
The Phantom Tollbooth uses words cleverly, particularly homonyms. Homonyms are words that are said or spelled the same way as other words but have a different meaning. "Write” and “right” or two, to, and too are good examples of homonyms.
Examples:
Examples:
aisle - walkway
I'll - contraction of "I will"
isle - island
I'll - contraction of "I will"
isle - island
ate - past tense of eat
eight - the number 8
eight - the number 8
beat - to hit
beet - edible root
beet - edible root
board - a plank
bored - not interested
bored - not interested
cite - to refer to
sight - vision
site - a location
sight - vision
site - a location
close - to shut
clothes - garments
clothes - garments
guessed - past tense of guess
guest - a visitor
guest - a visitor
heal - to cure of disease
heel - hind part of foot
heel - hind part of foot
their - belonging to them
there - a place
they're - contraction of "they are"
there - a place
they're - contraction of "they are"
threw - to propel by hand
through - from end to end
through - from end to end
tough - difficult
tuff - a stratified, porous rock
tuff - a stratified, porous rock
to - toward
too - also
two - a couple
too - also
two - a couple
waist - between ribs and hips
waste - make ill use of
waste - make ill use of
wait - remain in readiness
weight - an amount of heaviness
weight - an amount of heaviness
ware - merchandise
wear - attire
where - a place
wear - attire
where - a place
weather - meteorological conditions
wether - a neutered ram
whether - if it be the case
wether - a neutered ram
whether - if it be the case
yore - the past
you're - contraction of "you are"
your - belonging to you
you're - contraction of "you are"
your - belonging to you
Insert the correct word into the sentence below:
1. I was board/bored so I read a book.
2. I lost my sight/site/cite and couldn’t see the painting.
3. I was going to a party and wasn’t sure what close/clothes to wear.
4. I guessed/guest the clue to the mystery.
5. The heal/heel in my sock is worn.
6. Their/They’re/There late to the party.
7. The merchant is selling his wares/wheres/wears.
8. That was a tough/tuff assignment.
9. The weather/wether/whether is rainy today.
10. Yore/your/you’re the best friend I have.