{"id":309,"date":"2012-01-14T11:26:03","date_gmt":"2012-01-14T16:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=309"},"modified":"2012-01-07T16:14:30","modified_gmt":"2012-01-07T21:14:30","slug":"getting-to-grips-with-homographs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/getting-to-grips-with-homographs\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to Grips with Homographs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/understanding-homophones\/\">Last week<\/a> we had a look at homophones. \u00a0As a quick reminder, a homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and sometimes a different spelling. \u00a0Today we are going to take a look at homographs.<\/p>\n<p>A homograph is a word that has the same spelling as another word but has a different meaning. \u00a0Let me give you an example.<\/p>\n<p><em>The violinist, who had a black\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">bow<\/span> in her hair, \u00a0moved her <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">bow<\/span> back and forth really quickly as the song finished. \u00a0Then she took a <span style=\"color: #339966\">bow<\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, I have used the word &#8220;bow&#8221; three times. \u00a0While each time the word is spelt the same, each time the word has a different meaning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">red<\/span> bow = (pronounced [boh]) any\u00a0separate\u00a0piece\u00a0of\u00a0looped,\u00a0knotted,\u00a0or\u00a0shaped\u00a0gathering of\u00a0ribbon,\u00a0cloth,\u00a0paper,\u00a0etc.,\u00a0used\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0decoration,\u00a0as\u00a0on\u00a0a package,\u00a0dress,\u00a0or\u00a0the\u00a0like.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">blue<\/span> bow = (pronounced [boh]) a\u00a0rod having horsehair drawn tightly between its two raised ends, used in playing instruments of the violin and viol families<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966\">green<\/span> bow = (pronounced [bou]) to\u00a0bend\u00a0the\u00a0knee\u00a0or\u00a0body\u00a0or\u00a0incline\u00a0the\u00a0head,\u00a0as submission,\u00a0salutation,\u00a0recognition,\u00a0or\u00a0acknowledgement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For some practise, take a look at the following sentences. \u00a0I&#8217;ve underlined the homograph for you. \u00a0Read each sentence, and then write another sentence that changes the meaning of the homograph. \u00a0I&#8217;ll post some example answers in a later post.<\/p>\n<div>1. \u00a0The old castle had a large, square <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">keep<\/span>.<\/div>\n<div>2. \u00a0She won a new bike in the prize <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">draw<\/span>.<\/div>\n<div>3. \u00a0That dog loves when you throw a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">stick<\/span>.<\/div>\n<div>4. \u00a0The paper has a large <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">tear<\/span> in it.<\/div>\n<div>5. \u00a0The lady <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">ground<\/span> the coffee beans in a grinder.<\/div>\n<p><\/br><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Answers from the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/understanding-homophones\/\">Homophone post<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<div>1. \u00a0Anya asked is she could come <strong>to<\/strong> the concert <strong>too<\/strong>, but we only have <strong>two<\/strong> tickets.<\/div>\n<div>2. \u00a0They are getting <strong>their<\/strong> coats from the cloakroom over <strong>there<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div>3. \u00a0We can&#8217;t tell <strong>whether<\/strong> the <strong>weather<\/strong> will be dry or wet.<\/div>\n<p><\/br><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">One<\/span> fine day when the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">sun<\/span>\u00a0was shining <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">way<\/span>\u00a0up in the sky, a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">pair<\/span>\u00a0of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">hares<\/span>\u00a0came hopping <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">by<\/span>. Watching them from behind a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">fir<\/span>\u00a0tree was an enormous grizzly <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">bear<\/span>. He had <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">been<\/span>\u00a0keeping an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">eye<\/span>\u00a0on them <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">for<\/span>\u00a0about a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">week<\/span>\u00a0from his cave in the hills.\u00a0Now <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">here<\/span>\u00a0was his chance for a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">piece<\/span>\u00a0of succulent <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">hare<\/span>\u00a0pie for dinner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He crept from his hiding <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">place<\/span>\u00a0and charged at the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">hares<\/span>. They took <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">their<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">heels<\/span>\u00a0and ran for the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">main<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">road<\/span>. Luckily a passing van stopped and gave the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">hares<\/span>\u00a0a lift and saved <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">their<\/span>\u00a0skins.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">hares<\/span>\u00a0looked over <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">their<\/span>\u00a0shoulders <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">see<\/span>\u00a0the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">bear<\/span>\u00a0stamping his feet with rage. As they turned back they noticed <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">some\u00a0<\/span>dead pheasants in a sack. The van driver was a poacher and was thinking, &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">I<\/span>\u00a0rather fancy a nice tasty <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">hare<\/span>\u00a0and pheasant pie <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">for<\/span>\u00a0dinner tonight,&#8221; as he reached <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">for<\/span>\u00a0his gun.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week we had a look at homophones. \u00a0As a quick reminder, a homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and sometimes a different spelling. \u00a0Today we are going to take a look at homographs. 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