Homographs, American English -- Page 9
A Homograph are words that:     1. Are Spelled the Same     2. Are Pronounced the Same     3. But have two different meanings
112. part Part of the tree was green. (a portion)
I need a part to fix my car. (component)
113. pass She will pass the test easily. (succeed)
You need a pass to get in. (permit)
He went through the pass. (gap)
114. pool She has a pool table. (recreation game)
We swam in the swimming pool. (plunge)
115. pet A cat can make a nice pet. (animal friend)
You can pet my horse. (stroke)
116. peep A tiny chick can peep very loud. (chirp)
Don't peep through the window. (quick look)
117. page It is at the top of the page. (sheet of paper)
The page knelt before the King. (servant)
118. punch We will drink orange punch. (fruit drink)
Punch the man on the chin. (hit)
119. pick Pick out the one you like. (choose)
A miner uses a pick and shovel. (hand tool)
120. quack A duck will quack if it sees you. (duck call)
The doctor was a quack. (fake)
121. rare I don't like my steak rare. (slightly cooked)
Diamonds are rare jewels. (uncommon)
122. ruler The King is the real ruler. (governor)
Measure it with the ruler. (yardstick)
123. record She bought a new record album. (phonograph)
He set the speed record. (best performance)
124. racket She bought a new tennis racket. (sports equipment)
The car made a loud racket. (noise)
His racket made him money. (swindle)
125. range Cattle are feeding on the range. (grassland)
She cooked on her new range. (stove)
They range in age from 2 to 30. (span)
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