Homographs‏‎

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Unlike homophones which are words with two spellings and two meanings but only one pronunciation, homographs are words which have one spelling but two different pronunciations and two distinct meanings or usages.

Some common homographs:

• bow

bəʊ (to play the violin)

baʊ (to bend from the waist)

• mow

məʊ (to cut the grass)

maʊ (to grimace)

• pasty

'pæstɪ (Cornish pie)

'peɪstɪ (pale)

• tear

tɪə (liquid from your eyes)

teə (a rip)

• sow

səʊ (to spread seeds)

saʊ (a female pig)

• row

rəʊ (to propel a boat)

raʊ (to argue)