‘Project Smart
English’
Shaping Young Minds
This Funny English (Heteronym)-Lesson 57
A heteronym is a word
that is written identically but has a different pronunciation and meaning.
Here are examples of
some heteronyms.
§
We must polish the Polish furniture.
§
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
§
The farm was used to produce produce.
§
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
§
The soldier decided to desert in the desert.
§
This was a good time to present the present.
§
A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
§
When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
§
I did not object to the object.
§
The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
§
The bandage was wound around the wound.
§
There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
§
They were too close to the door to close it.
§
The buck does funny things when the does are present.
§
They sent a sewer down to stitch the tear in the sewer line.
§
To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
§
The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
§
After a number of injections my jaw got number.
§
Upon seeing the tear in my clothes I shed a tear.
§
I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
§
How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
§
She could not live with a live mouse in the house.
§
It was just a minute prick and over in a minute.
§
His mistake was putting his left foot forward while putting.
§
We would probably read more Shakespeare if we understood what we
read.
§
There was a bow tied in the ropes on the bow of the ship.
§
You should spring that on us next spring!
We
conduct workshop on ‘English Improvement’ and many other soft skills
improvement workshops for industries, educational institutes and individuals.
We
also offer a few programs like ‘Shine under Stress (Strategies to Succeed in
Exams)’, ‘Seven Laws of Teaching’, ‘Student’s Behavior Management’ etc. pro
bono to educational institutes. Please visit link http://bit.ly/sarwansingh or write to us at sarwansingh6644@gmail.com or call (91)8866680407 for further details.
By:
Sarwan Singh
@sarwan_singh
No comments:
Post a Comment