Hi I need some help. My sister needs a list of homographs. I can't find any websites with homographs.?

Question

I don't mean homophone that the words just sound the same. For a homograph the word needs to sound the same and be spelled the same... but mean something different.

Answer 1

One of two or more words that have the same spelling but differ in origin, meaning, and sometimes pronunciation, such as fair (pleasing in appearance) and fair (market) or wind (wnd) and wind (wnd).

1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) After a number of injections, my jaw got number.
19) Upon seeing the tear in the painting, I shed a tear.
20) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
21) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

Answer 2

Actually, a homograph specifically refers to the word being spelled the same but having a different meaning WHETHER THE PRONUNCIATION IS DIFFERENT OR NOT.

wind -- you can wind a clock, or the wind may blow

bear -- an animal or to support the weight of something

You couldn't find ANY web sites? That's strange. I put homograph in google and got THOUSANDS of hits... Here's one of many...

http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/systeng/bahill/laugh/homograph.html

Answer 3

I don't know any websites, but here's a list to get you started.

cut (cut of meat, to cut)
bear (animal, to endure)
ball (toy, to wad up)
paper (sheet of paper, to put up wallpaper)
cover (hard casing on a book, to conceal)

There are tons of words like this. Just look around and see what objects in the room are also verbs to start with.

Answer 4

You didn't look too hard, the second site from googling "homograph" has some.

http://www.rhlschool.com/eng3n19.htm

Answer 5

They are words with many meanings.

ex: hammer:1. a tool used to do work
2. to strike an object

List:
Bat
Bark
Lab
Park
Store
ship
ruler
bow
stern
star
tape
nog
page
peel
vault
coat
fish
parrot
speech
mill

Answer 6

you it sounds the same but means different although they mean the opposite of its difference?

Answer 7

I would suggest going here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_homographs