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Homonyms
Homonyms are words that have the same spelling
and pronunciation, but different meanings.

Homonym Meaning 1 Meaning 2 Meaning 3 Meaning 4
back a person’s back, from the back part of an object, to go backward in return
shoulders to hips opposite to the front
board a thin, flat piece of wood a decision-making body regular meals to get on to a ship or train
bore to make a hole a hollow part of a tube a dull person or activity to make someone weary
cast to throw forcefully in to cause light or shadow to register a vote actors in a drama
a specific direction to appear on a surface

clear easy to interpret having or feeling no doubt transparent free of obstacles
or understand or confusion
course a route or direction a dish forming one of the way in which a series of lessons on
the parts of a meal something develops a particular subject
dock an enclosed area the place in a court to deduct, usually to cut short, for example,
of water in a port where defendants stand money an animal’s tail

fair treating people equally light hair color fine and dry weather an event with exhibitions
or appropriately or complexion and amusements
tie fabric worn around neck to fasten with string or cord the same score in a game a bond that unites people

Homophones
Homophones are words with identical pronunciations,
but different spellings and meanings.

Spelling 1 Meaning 1 Spelling 2 Meaning 2 Spelling 3 Meaning 3
aisle a passage isle a small island I’ll Contracted form
of I will
buy to purchase by through the agency of bye short for goodbye
cent a monetary unit scent an odor sent past tense of
the verb send

cite to mention sight vision site a place
for in support of fore situated in front four the number (4)
meat animal flesh as food meet to get together mete to dispense
a punishment
rain precipitation from rein a strip attached to reign the period of rule
the sky a horse for guidance by a monarch
raise to lift something rays beams of light raze to completely
destroy or demolish

vain conceited vane a device for showing vein a blood vessel
wind direction