Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
State the different meanings of the following pairs of Homophones and make sentences of your own with each of them.
| Word | Meaning | Sentence | |
| (a) | led | ||
| lead | |||
| (b) | role | ||
| roll | |||
| (c) | air | ||
| heir | |||
| (d) | feat | ||
| feet | |||
| (e) | reign | ||
| rein | |||
| rain |
उत्तर
| Word | Meaning | Sentence | |
| (a) | led | past participle of lead (to guide or conduct) | The captain led his team to safety. |
| lead | graphite used as part of a pencil | Do you have a lead pencil? | |
| (b) | role | a part (in a play, film, etc.) | Marie got the leading role in the new movie. |
| roll | move in a particular direction by turning over and over | The boy wanted to roll in the mud while playing | |
| (c) | air | the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth | There is a lot of humidity in the air during the monsoon. |
| heir | successor or inheritor | The family did not know who the heir to the property was. | |
| (d) | feat | a great achievement | Climbing Mt.Everest is a feat. |
| feet | a unit of measurement | The girl saw to her shock that the lion was only a few feet away. | |
| (e) | reign |
rule as king or queen |
Queen Elizabeth's reign has been along one. |
| rein | Control | She can rein the situation. | |
| rain | Water from sky | They went outside to enjoy the rain. |
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Choose and insert the proper Homophones in the appropriate blank to make the sentence meaningful.
The judge did not _______ any evidence __________ the last document. (expect / except / aspect / accept)
Homophones/Homographs
Make sentences to bring out the difference between:
- wear - ____________
- ware - ____________
Homophones/Homographs
Make sentences to bring out the difference between:
- here - ____________
- hear - ____________
Homophones/Homographs
Make sentences to bring out the difference between:
- there - ____________
- their - ____________
Homophones/Homographs
Make sentences to bring out the difference between:
- cell - ____________
- sell - ____________
Homophones/Homographs
Write what the underlined homograph in the following sentence mean:
- A bear is an omnivorous animal.
- She could not bear the injustice.
Homophones/Homographs
Write what the underlined homograph in the following sentence mean:
- He had to pay a fine for breaking the traffic signal.
- Use a fine cloth for the baby’s clothes.
Make meaningful sentences of your own to show the difference in homophones:
- blue:
- blew:
Make sentences of your own to show the difference in homophones:
- feet:
- feat:
Make sentences to show a difference in homophones:
- No:
- Know:
