Homograph Flashcard

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What is a homograph?

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A word that has the same spelling but different meanings.

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wind (in the context: The wind is blowing hard.)

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moving air (rhymes with pinned)

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I have to wind my clock.

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turn the stem (rhymes with find)

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The singer made a low bow to the audience.

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bend at the waist (rhymes with how)

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How can you find out the meaning of a homograph in a text?

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using context clues

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I saw a bat in the cave.

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Write a letter to your mom.

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Homographs are words that look the same but have more than one meaning, and sometimes more than one pronunciation. For example, there is an animal called a “bat”, and there is also a “bat” that baseball players use to hit the ball. True or False?

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True

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The edge of the river, or a place where you store your money.

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Bank

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When a broadcast is made as it is happening, or the opposite of dead.

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live