Heteronyms

Other words spelled in the same way but have different pronunciation and meaning are called "Heteronym" :

1) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.

2) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.

3) They were too close to the door to close it.

4) The buck does funny things when the does are present.

5) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.

6) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.

7) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

8) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.

9) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

10) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?




1. 1^st accent on second syllable 2^nd accent on first syllable

 1

^st

 invalid (adj) = not acceptable legally 2

^nd

 invalid (n) = person sick or disabled  

2. 1^st row pronounced like; how, now, cow 2^nd row pronounced like; low, sow, trow

 1

^st

 row (v) = fight 2

^nd

 row (v) = use oars to propel boat  

3. 1^st s pronounced like; s. 2^nd s pronounced like; z.

 1

^st

 close (adv) = near 2

^nd

 close (v) = shut  

4. 1^st pronounced like; was, fuzz, cuz 2^nd pronounced like; woes, throws, blows

 1

^st

 does (v) = verb do (I do, he does...) 2

^nd

 does (n) = plural form of female deer  

5. 1^st pronounced like; thrower, blower 2^nd pronounced like; brewer, truer

 1

^st

 sewer (n) = one who sews 2

^nd

 sewer (n) = place of liquid and solid waste  

6. 1^st pronounced like; cow, how, now 2^nd pronounced like; throw, grow.

 1

^st

 sow (n) = female pig 2

^nd

 sow (v) = plant a field or crop  

7. 1^st pronounced like; rescind 2^nd pronounced like; grind, behind, kind

 1

^st

 wind (n) = moving air 2

^nd

 wind (v) = to wrap around; gather  

8. 1^st tear pronounced like; bear, wear, care 2^nd tear pronounced like; hear, ear, clear

 1

^st

 tear (n/v) = gash or cut 2

^nd

 tear (n) = water-like substance from eyes  

9. 1^st accent on second syllable 2^nd accent on first syllable

 1

^st

 subject (v) = to make participate 2

^nd

 subject (n) = person taking part in experiment  

10. 1^st pronounced like; decimate, consecrate, demonstrate 2^nd pronounced like; limit it, doesn't fit

 1

^st

 intimate (v) = say, express, make known 2

^nd

 intimate (adj) = close, personal, special