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Hello Reader,
In this lesson, I'm giving only the meanings of the homonyms. Besides, I expect you all to try these homonyms in your spoken language whenever and wherever you find these homonyms useful in your discourse.
WORDMeaning
1. arc - portion of a circle
ark - vessel
2. ascent- the climb
assent- to agree
3. auger- a drill
augur- foretell
4. aweful- filled with awe
awful- really bad
offal- butchered entrails
5. aye - naval affirmative
eye - ocular organ
I- oneself
6. bail- bucket handle
bale- bundle of hay
7. bailed- pumping water out of a boat
baled- to gather into a bale
8. bailee- a person to whom goods are committed
for custody or repair
bailey- the outer wall of a castle
bailie- a municipal officer in Scotland
9. bailer- one who bails (water)
bailor- a person that entrusts goods to a
bailee
baler- one who bales (hay)
10.bailing- pumping water out of a boat
baling- wire used to tie bales
11.bait- to torment
bate- to lessen
12.baiting- tormenting
bating- lessening
13.baize- green felt
bays- one or more enclosed arms of the ocean
beys- one or more Turkish officials
14.bald- hairless
balled- carnal knowledge
bawled- cried aloud
15.ball- playful orb
bawl- to cry
Prof. K. Devadoss,
Professor of English,
Kumaraguru College of Technology, ]
Coimbatore - 06.
Edited by: Prof.K.Devadoss
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