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1. Homonyms
Homonyms are words that are very much alike. They may be spelt alike and sound alike but have a different meaning according to their use. (This group is also known as homographs).

For example, look at how the words fair, file and bank are used in these sentences. (b) The referee was fair in all his decisions. 2. (a) I used the file to smooth the metal bar.

(b) Please file these notes under the correct section. 3. (a) I want you to put this money in the bank.

(b) The river reached the top of this bank during the flood.

Therefore, these examples of homonyms change their meanings as they are used in a sentence. Sometimes, but not always, their part of speech changes as well.

Homonym 1 (a) fair

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1 (b) fair 2 (a) file 2 (b) file 3 (a) bank 3 (b) bank

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Part of speech

Write down the part of speech (for example, adjective, noun or verb) of each of these homonyms as they are used in the above sentences.

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Use each of these words in a sentence which shows them as a noun , then as a verb. ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

1. (a) We went to the book fair and saw many interesting titles.

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1. Homonyms continued
Other homonyms are less alike: That is they sound alike, but have different meanings and spellings. (This group is also known as homophones).

Here are some examples: 1. (a) The bird flew overhead. (b) I had a heavy dose of the flu during winter. (c) The flue on the chimney became clogged up from the soot. 2. (a) The heavy weed growth caused the water hole to foul up. (b) There were many water fowl on the lake this summer. 3. (a) I jammed my toe in the door. (b) We had to tow the boat to the waters edge.

Exercise 1a

Use these homonyms correctly in the following sentences. right write weight rite wait

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Check on the scale to see that we received the correct _____________ of goods. I want you to turn to the _____________ at the end of the street. It was pleasing to see that he had so many sums _____________. We found that we had to _____________ too long for the bus. The act of Communion is a _____________ held in the church. I want you to _____________ an essay, said the teacher to the class. Place the correct words in each of the sentences.

leek leak The kitchen was a disaster as the pot of _____ soup had developed a _____. fete fate Dad said that it was his __________to have to judge the best stand at the _____. threw through As John passed _______the other side he __________the ball to his team mate. steel steal The foreman was worried that someone might ________his ________pipes. quay key As he had the ________to the boats engine it was driven out of the _________

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1. Homonyms: continued Exercise 1b

Proofread to correct the incorrect use of homonyms in the following. Write your correction above each error.

I asked her to meat me at the bus stop but she was not their. I started to wander weather she did here my instructions. I had to weight their so long that by the time she

arrived the son had gone down. She explained that she had got the time wrong. Sum other friends backed up her explanation so I quickly forgave her. Anyhow she was a deer friend so a little incident like this should not upset our friendship.

Exercise 1c

Carefully read the following. Then underline the correct words in italics. John had been hurt at soccer. There was now a small whole hole in his leg. A vain vein vane had also been bruised. He was now in hospital. John new

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be in morning mourning.

knew he would wood be their there for some days. He was also feeling a bit week weak . Nevertheless, his mother jokingly said that there was no need to

You will be home with us in know no time. So you are knot not to worry. Playing soccer again might not be two to too far away.

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2. Compound words Exercise 2a

As you know from Module 3 a compound word is a word made from joining two or more other words. Look at each word in column 1. What word can be combined with it in column 2? Write the compound word, so formed, in column 3.

What compound word can you see in this picture? Column 1 seat pass ball Column 2 case burn belt

sun

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brief point

Exercise 2b

Do the same for these words: Column 1

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port Column 2 Compound word market hood master fly worthy

house road

super knight butter

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Compound word

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2. Compound words: continued Exercise 2c

Combine each word in Column 1 with a word in Column 2 to make a compound word.

Column 1 tooth sea make lap

Column 2 sick top

hand

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Write down five compound words that you know. If necessary, use a dictionary.

Use pairs of words from this list to form compound words: table cast rage less force down tree work cloth bar

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paste up

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Compound words bag

What compound word or words can you see in this picture?

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Exercise 2d

Choose compound words from the list to complete this passage correctly. anytime whenever meantime part-time timetable My brother said his new 1) ______________ job fitted in with his

to be able to study at 3) ______________ . Also 4) ______________

he had a new assignment, he always reserved special time to do it. He did not see his job as his lifes work, but in the 5) ______________ it supplied him with some money.

Exercise 2e
Dictation:

When you are ready your teacher will give you a Dictation passage based upon compound words. Check, however, that you know how to spell these words: decided ocean liner great wonderful vessel The dictation passage is about a short journey on an ocean liner.

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College 2) ______________. He was one of those people who seemed

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3. The silent k
Some words commence with a silent k Some of them are shown below. Others you can complete by adding k to the beginning of the word.

Exercise 3a
knack __neel __night __nob

Complete the words, where needed, below.

__nowledge

Exercise 3b

Use words from the list to complete these sentences.

1) Dad did not _____________ much about the new tool and hurt the _____________ on one of his fingers.

2) John put some warm _____________ in his _____________ for the mountains were cold.

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_____________ before his lord. broadened.

3) In the Middle Ages a _____________ had to

4) She _____________ about the bilby, an endangered species, but she thought her ____ _________ of this endangered species could be

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__new knit __nife __nitwear __nown know __nuckle

__napsack

knee