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Non native English speakers often face an additional problem that native
English speakers do not have to face. In fact, native English speakers do not
always recognize what they actually doing. In each the following sentences we
have a set of heteronyms. Heteronyms are sets of words spelled the same,
pronounced differently and have different meanings. An example is bass. One is
a fish and the other is a deep sounding musical tone. The native English
speaker knows how to pronounce each these words and their meaning based on the
context of the sentence. In addition number 7 contains a homograph. A homograph
are sets of words spelled the same. pronounced the same but have two different
meanings (present - now and present - gift). Also to confuse things more,
sentence 6 and 16 also contain homophones. Homophones are sets of words that are
spelled differently, pronounced the same and have different meanings (desert
dessert) (so sow).
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The bandage was
wound
around the
wound.
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The farm was used to
produce produce.
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The dump was so full that it had to
refuse
more
refuse.
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Polish
the
Polish
furniture.
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He could
lead
if he would get the
lead
out.
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The soldier decided to
desert
his
dessert
in the
desert.
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There is no time like the
present
to
present
the
present.
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A
bass
was painted on the head of the
bass
drum.
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When shot at, the
dove dove
into the bushes.
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I did not
object
to the
object.
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The insurance was
invalid
for the
invalid.
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There was a
row
among the oarsmen about how to
row.
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They were too
close
to the door to
close
it.
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The buck
does
funny things when the
does
are present.
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A seamstress and a
sewer
fell down into a
sewer
line.
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The farmer needed help with planting
so
he taught his
sow
to
sow.
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The
wind
was too strong to
wind
the sail.
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Upon seeing the
tear
in the painting I shed a
tear.
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I had to
subject
the
subject
to a series of tests.
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It took a
minute
to find the
minute
item.
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He was
content
with the
content
of his speech.
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The house I
live
in has a
live
snake.
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