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Homographs, Homophones & Homonyms Oh my!

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  • What are 2 different meanings for saw?
    to see something; a tool used to cut wood
  • What is the difference between plain & plane?
    plain- to have nothing on something, blank; plane- another word for airplane
  • What is the difference between dust & dust
    tiny particles that collect on a surface over time; to CLEAN tiny particles off of a surface
  • What is the difference between pair & pear?
    pair- 2 things that go together (shoes, gloves, socks); pear- a fruit
  • What are 2 different meanings for can?
    to do something; a metal container that holds something like vegetables.
  • What are 2 different meanings for change?
    to switch something like clothes; money you get back after paying for something with cash.
  • What is the difference between cent & scent?
    cent is a coin or change below $1.00; scent is another word for smell or aroma
  • What is the difference between so & sew?
    so- a word to further explain something (I eat spinach so I can get strong); sew- to use a needle and thread to fix or make clothing.
  • What are 2 different meanings for light?
    something that is not heavy to pick up; something that is not dark in color; something you turn on to see; something that is bright.
  • What is the difference between close & close?
    close- to shut something; close- the opposite of being far away from something
  • What is the difference between mine & mine?
    A place to dig for a natural resource like gold or coal; an explosive; something that belongs to you
  • What is the difference between permit & permit
    to allow/let someone to do something; drivers permit (certificate)
  • What are 2 different meanings for bank?
    a place where you save or get money from; to save something that is valuable to you
  • What is the difference between weight & wait?
    weight- a way to measure how heavy something is; wait- not immediate, patience is needed.
  • What are 2 different meanings for rock?
    to move back and forth (think rocking chair); another word for a stone or boulder.
  • What are 2 different meanings for nail?
    the metal object you hit with a hammer; finger nails.
  • What is the difference between wind & wind?
    wind- a type of weather; wind- to roll something up or turn something
  • What is the difference between tear & tear?
    tear- to rip something; tear- a wet drop that comes from someone's eyes when crying
  • What are 2 different meanings for right?
    to be correct about something; the opposite of left
  • What are 2 different meanings for bark?
    the sound a dog makes; the outer layer of a tree
  • What is the difference between bow & bow?
    bow- an accessory for hair or a shirt or a weapon for an arrow; bow- to bend at the waist for royalty.
  • What is the difference between know & no
    know- to understand something; no- the opposite of yes
  • What are 2 different meanings for park?
    a place where children go to play; a place put your car.
  • What is the difference between stair & stare?
    stair- something you go up and down to reach different levels of a building; stare- to look at someone or something without turning away (kinda creepy!)
  • What is the difference between break & brake?
    break- to shatter something or have time off; brake- the part that stops a car or bicycle.
  • What is the difference between whole & hole?
    whole- the entire thing of something (I ate a whole pizza over break); hole- a crater in the ground that has been dug out.
  • What is the difference between steel & steal?
    steel- a type of metal; steal- to take something that isn't yours
  • What is the difference between air & heir?
    air- something we breathe; heir- a person who inherits a lot of money or expensive items.
  • What are 2 different meanings for fire?
    another word for flames; when someone loses their job (they are fired)
  • What are 2 different meanings for row?
    an action you do to move a boat in water; Lines that move from left to right (the chairs in the classroom are set up in rows)
  • What is the difference between fast & fast?
    to move quickly; to not eat anything
  • What is the difference between live & live?
    live- the opposite of dead; live- something happening right now.
  • What are 2 different meanings for date?
    a day on the calendar; to go out with someone for a special event
  • What is the difference between seal & seal?
    The animal; to close something like a ziplock bag, or envelope
  • What is the difference between right and write?
    right- to be correct or a direction; write- to put something on paper with a pen or pencil using words.
  • What is the difference between close & clothes?
    close- to shut something like a door; clothes- something people wear.
  • What are 2 different meanings for match?
    2 or more things that look alike or the same; things that go well together; a wooden stick that starts a fire.
  • What are 2 different meanings for left?
    the opposite of right; to leave something behind.
  • What is the difference between hear & here?
    hear- to listen to; here- right now.
  • What is the difference between content & content?
    content- something you create to entertain others or something you store; content- to be satisfied with or about something