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Homonyms are words that have the same spelling and often sound alike but have
different meanings.

Homonyms are often the cause of spelling or word-use errors.

Here are some examples.

Word Meanings

1. act to do something a scene from a play

2. bat used to play cricket a mammal that flies

3. bear an animal/to carry a burden/tolerate

4. bow a tied-up ribbon/to bend a weapon
respectfully

5. mine my possession under the earth where there
are minerals

C. Frame sentences to distinguish between these pairs of words.

1. weigh—way 2. weak—week
3. stare—stair 4. waste—waist

5. coarse—course 6. plane—plain

7. prey—pray 8. stationary—stationery

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