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3. A _____________________ was provided at the end of the tunnel for
the circulation of fresh air. [vent / went]
4. Children and supposed to wear a _____________________ under

their skirts. [vest / west]
5. The _____________________ directors had a meeting to discuss
issues. [board / bored]

6. He made a _____________________ attempt to reach the top of
mountain. [vain / vane]
7. The fabric of this denim is rather _____________________ [coarse /
course]

HOMOGRAPHS

All the words highlighted in the poem are homographs. Homographs
are the same words with different meanings.
fat = state of being overweight fat = greasy substance in the body

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/

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