ea208964 Publish time 29-5-2009 01:21 AM

HOMONYMS

HOMONYMS are words of similar sound but different spelling and meaning


1.aisle and isle
   aisle : narrow passage between rows/seats
   isle: island

2.arc : part of circumference
   ark : covered floating vessel

3.birth : state of being born
   berth : place of sleeping, in a train, etc

4.bear :1. thick-furred animals
            2. to carry,
            3. to endure - I cannot bear his insults anymore.
   bare :barren; not fruitful; naked

5.check   : examine; go over; a pattern in squares
   cheque : written order to banker for payment

6.   air:   stuff we breathe

   are    : 1/100th of a hectare

   e'er   :contraction of "ever"

   ere    : eventually

   err   : to make a mistake

   heir   : one who will inherit

7.allowed:   permitted

   aloud:   spoken
   
8.altar:   raised center of worship

   alter:   to change
   
9. an   :a single instance

   Ann:   a woman's name

10.ant:   insect
      aunt   :parent's sister
   
11.ante    : preliminary bet
       auntie:   sister of a parent
   
12.   ascent:   the climb
      assent:   to agree
   
13.   ate :    past tense of eat   
         eight:   the number base of octal
   

*sape2 yg nak sambung silakan ..:loveliness:

[ Last edited byea208964 at 29-5-2009 08:34 ]

budingyun Publish time 29-5-2009 01:54 AM

mama ea cikgu ke??:$

ea208964 Publish time 29-5-2009 07:39 AM

Reply #2 budingyun's post

;P ;P ;P ;P ;P

anak cikgu boleh ...:$ ;P

morning buding...klu buat essay nak antar kat cikgu jaga2 jgn eja ikut sedap bunyi ..kang lain lak maksudnya...;P

ea208964 Publish time 29-5-2009 07:47 AM

Homonyms Joke for a day

Historic figures are not immune to the hilarity of homonyms either.

Q: What's purple and conquered the world?
A: Alexander the Grape!

budingyun Publish time 29-5-2009 08:59 AM

Reply #3 ea208964's post

boleh ke anta essay??:$

ea208964 Publish time 29-5-2009 09:01 AM

Reply #5 budingyun's post

anta kat lecturer yg mintak assignment tu lah.....;P ;P ;P

budingyun Publish time 29-5-2009 09:06 AM

Reply #6 ea208964's post

oh..:lol: :lol:

kalo bab menulis mgkn jarang la salah sbb nmpk ejaan..

tp kalo communication tu hampeh skit la..kena pndai agak..:lol:

ea208964 Publish time 29-5-2009 09:11 AM

Reply #7 budingyun's post

klu homonym ni tak de masalah klu bukan in writing -tapi careful klu nak bercakap


nak cakap'I love beaches'....jgn tersebut I love bitches lak....but then ramaigak yg sukadua2 kan...;P ;P

budingyun Publish time 29-5-2009 09:15 AM

Reply #8 ea208964's post

i hate bitches..:$

mmg sungguh bahaya..sbnrnya cara pronounce tu mmg lain..

tp nk wat cmner, telinga masih telinga melayu, xleh detect..:L

ea208964 Publish time 29-5-2009 09:19 AM

Reply #9 budingyun's post

klu bercakap sama2 kita or still around Malaysia ...mungkin ok lagi ..tpi klu kay obersea mau kena ulang banyak kali


perkataan simple mcm thanks pon kena sebut betul2 ...jgn sebut tanks lak... 'TH' kena jaga...

dari terima kasih jadi tangki lak ...mana mat saleh tak ternganga masa dengar...mau die terpk septic tank mana lak budak ni cari...;P

ea208964 Publish time 29-5-2009 03:36 PM

Reply #10 ea208964's post

tank - tak jadi tangki pon jadi kereta kebal die ingat terrorist lak kan...


cont.

auger         : a drill
augur         : foretell
      
aught         : anything
ought         : should
      
aural          : of hearing
oral            : of the mouth
      
auricle      : external part of the ear
oracle         : seer - visionary: a person with unusual powers of foresight
      
away          : distant
aweigh      : just clear of the bottom

aweful         : filled with awe
awful         :really bad
offal            : butchered entrail
      
aye            : naval affirmative
eye            : ocular organ

ea208964 Publish time 30-5-2009 01:22 AM

bail   : bucket handle
bale    : bundle of hay
   
bailed: pumping water out of a boat
baled   : to gather into a bale
   
bailee   :a person to whom goods are committed for custody or repair
bailey   : the outer wall of a castle
bailie   : a municipal officer in Scotland

bailer    : one who bails (water)
bailor    : a person that entrusts goods to a bailee
baler   : one who bales (hay)
   
bailing   :pumping water out of a boat
baling    :wire used to tie bales
   
bait      :to torment
bate       :to lessen
   
baited   : past tense of bait
bated      : past tense of bate
   
baiting   : tormenting
bating      : lessening
   
baize       : green felt
bays      :one or more enclosed arms of the ocean
beys      : one or more Turkish officials
   
bald      : hairless
balled      : carnal knowledge

ea208964 Publish time 30-5-2009 01:39 AM

1. Who is married to Uncle Beetle?

   Aunt Ant

2. What is a large animal with thick fur but no clothes on?

    Bare bear

3. What is a small group of musicians that isnꊰ allowed to play?
   
   A banned band

4. What did the fancy flying machine call the undecorated one?

    A bored board...

:loveliness:

ea208964 Publish time 31-5-2009 01:17 AM

ball            playful orb
bawl          to cry
      
band          a group
banned       forbidden
      
bard          a poet
barred       enclosed by poles
      
bare          naked
bear          wild ursine
      
bark          outer sheath of a tree
barque       square-rigged sailing ship
      
baron         minor royalty
barren      unable to bear children
      
Barry         a man's name
berry          small fruit
bury            to take under
      
basal         forming the base
basil             an herb
      
base            the bottom support for anything
bass          the lowest musical pitch or range
   
based         supported
baste         to swab with liquid during cooking
      
      
bases         what baseball players like to steal
basis          principal constituent of anything
basses      many four-stringed guitars
      
bask         to warm oneself pleasantly
basque         tightfitting bodice or tunic (or, people of the Pyrenees)
      
bat         a blind, flying rodent
batt         a flat pad
      
baud         bits per second
bawd         brothel manager
      
bay         an enclosed arm of the ocean
bey         a Turkish official
      
be         to exist
bee         pollinating buzzer

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ea208964 Publish time 31-5-2009 05:45 PM

be         to exist
      bee         pollinating buzzer
      
      beach         where i want to be
      beech         a type of tree
      
      bean         a legume
      been         past tense of be
                        
      beat         to hit
      beet         edible red root
      
      beau         male friend
      bow         a curve or bend; double-slipped reef knot
      

      beaut         slang for beauty, beautiful
      butte         steep sided hill
      

      been         past tense of be
      bin         a box or container
      
      beer         universally brewed comfort food
      bier         a temporary frame for a coffin
      
      
      bell         ding ding
      belle         beautiful woman
      
      berth         anchorage
      birth         your method of arrival
      besot         to get drunk

      besought         past tense of beseech
      better         superior

      bettor         one who bets
      bight         middle of a rope

ea208964 Publish time 31-5-2009 05:51 PM

____ How does Moose begin a letter to his cousin?

Dear Deer

____ What would we do if we found bad plants spoiling our lawn?

We'll weed

____ What is an animal with a rough-sounding voice that cowboys ride?

A hoarse horse

____ What is a complete opening in the ground?

A whole hole

ea208964 Publish time 1-6-2009 09:50 PM

hi ..:loveliness:

continue with more interesting words..

cache          hidden storage
cash            legal tender
      
cached      hidden away
cashed      converted to legal tender
   
calendar      chart of days
calender      paper press
      
call             to summon
caul            amnionic membrane
col            a mountain pass
      
caller          one who calls
collar          my cat has collar ID
      
can't         contraction of "can not"
cant            a bevel
      
cannon         big gun
canon          body of law
      
canter          a moderate gallop
cantor          singer
      
canvas          rough cloth
canvass      to examine thoroughly


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ea208964 Publish time 2-6-2009 06:50 PM

capital         
capitol
most important

center of government
carat

caret
unit of weight for precious stones, equal to 200 milligrams
proofreader's insertion mark
carrot
karat
edible orange root   
one 24th part of otherwise pure goldcarol
carrel
Christmas song
study enclosure carpal
carpel
a bone of the carpus
a pistilcast
caste
to throw
a social class


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ea208964 Publish time 4-6-2009 01:27 AM

cede
seed
to give
part of a plant from which a
new tree grows
ceding
seeding
giving
planting
ceiling
sealing
top of the room
to close a package or envelope
cell
sell
a small room
to exchange for money
cellar
seller
under a house
one who sells

ea208964 Publish time 4-6-2009 01:28 AM

wow dlm table lagi nmpk menarik...nnti ada masa tukar yg atas letak dlm table smua..:loveliness:
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