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NOTES

Homographs are words which have the same spelling, but they have
different meanings and may or may not sound the same.
We saw a minute insect. /məܼ'nju:t/
I will be back in a minute. /'minit/
A singer wants to record his song. /ri'kܮ:d /
Please keep a record of all our expenses. / 'rekܮ:d/
The wire was wound around the pipes to secure them. /wəݜnd/
The wound was deep. It was bleeding profusely. /wu:nd/

Homographs
young Î not mature
Î young animals
right Î a proper, just, legal claim
Î what is good, just or honourable
ring Î a small circular band
Î a group of people working together
ball Î a round, solid object
Î a formal party for dancing
band Î a thin flat strip that is put round things
Î a group of people playing popular music
fair Î treating people equally
Î an exhibition of commercial and industrial goods

guru Î a Hindu spiritual leader
Î a respected and influential expert

well Î a deep hole in the ground for obtaining water
Î in good health
board Î a flat piece of wood
Î a group of people controlling a company or an
organization
advance Î to make progress
Î to pay money before it is due to be paid
reader Î a person who is fond of reading
Î a book intended to give students practice in reading
tie Î a strip of material worn round the neck under the collar
Î a situation in a game when to teams have the same score
trip Î a journey
Î to catch one’s foot on something and fall or nearly fall

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