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Homographs – Vowels
Homographs are pairs of words that have the same spelling, but different
pronunciation and meaning. Elsewhere on this site are explanations for
homographs with differences in stress and also s versus
z. However some homographs are just different because
of the pronunciation of the vowel sounds. Here is a list of the most important
ones:
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If it rhymes
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It means: |
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| bass |
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case |
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a low-pitch instrument |
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mass |
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a fish |
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| bow |
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cow |
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the front of a ship |
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what you shoot an arrow
with |
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| dove |
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mauve |
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the past of dive |
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love |
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a bird symbolizing
peace |
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| lead |
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red |
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a heavy element |
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need |
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what leaders do |
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| polish |
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abolish |
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to make shiny |
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hole-ish |
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from Poland |
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| row |
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no |
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direct a canoe |
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wow |
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dispute |
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| sow |
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now |
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a female pig |
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no |
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plant |
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| tear |
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where |
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rip |
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beer |
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liquid from the eyes |
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| wind |
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pinned |
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moving air |
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kind |
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to crank |
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| wound |
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tuned |
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to hurt |
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found |
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cranked |
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