A homonym is defined as one of two or more words that have the same sound and often the same spelling but differ in meaning
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Homonym List A – E
affect – effect
(التأثيرعلى
affect – She wanted to affect the students in a way they’d never forget.
(نتيجة التأثير
)effect – noun -> the result of a change or influenceThe effect of the performance was stunning.
aisle – isle
(ممر
I quickly walked down the aisle and took my seat.
(جزيرة
) isle – noun -> islandHe grew up on the isle of Elba.
allowed – aloud
(السماح لـ
His mother allowed him to stay up late on Saturday.
(جهرا
)aloud – adverb -> using the voice, not silentlyShe read the story aloud
ate – eight
(أكل
She ate a quick lunch and returned to work.
(رقم 8
)eight – number -> the number 8I bought eight tickets to the concert.
ball – bawl
(كرة
He took a ball to the beach to play with the children.
(الصياح- بكاء بشدة
)bawl – verb -> to cry (usually very hard)Please don’t bawl! It’s not that bad.
billed – build
(دفع الفاتور))billed – verb -> past tense of the verb ‘to bill’
She billed the clients for $4,000.
(شيد – بنى)build – verb -> to construct
They build houses in Portland, Oregon.
blew – blue
(نفخ)blew – verb -> past tense of the verb ‘to blow’
She blew a lot of bubbles at her birthday party.
(اللون الأزرق)blue – adjective -> a colour
Her house is painted blue.
board – bored
(لوح)board – noun -> a plan of wood
I used a board to cover the window.
(ضجر)bored – adjective -> not interested
He was bored by the meeting.
break – brake
(يكسر)break – verb -> to damage something
Unfortunately, I often break my toys!
brake – noun -> stopping device on a vehicle
(كابح)He used the brake to stop quickly.
buy – by- bye
(يشتري)buy – verb -> to purchase
Do they often buy clothes in that shop?
by – preposition -> often used to express the agent in a passive sentence
(بواسطة)The song was written by Hammersmith.
(الوداع)bye – noun -> farewell
Bye! I’ll see you tomorrow.
capital – capitol
(العاصمة )capital – noun -> A town or city that is head of government
Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia .
capitol – noun -> A building where the government meets
The capitol is a beautiful building.
cell – sell
( زنزانة- معنى آخر خلية) cell – noun -> a small room, usually in a prison
There are two prisoners per cell in that prison.
(البيع)sell – verb -> to provide for sale
They sell books and magazines.
cent – scent- sent
(أحد انواع العملة)cent – noun -> 1/100 of a dollar
One cent isn’t worth very much.
(الرائحة ))scent – noun -> an aroma
The scent in the air is fabulous!
أرسل))sent – verb -> past tense of the verb ‘to send’
I sent you some pictures last week.
chance – chants
(فرصة – صدفة )chance – noun -> not on purpose
I saw Mary by chance in California.
(هتافات – أناشيد )chants – noun (plural) -> simple song or melody
We did some grammar chants in class last week.
chews – choose
(المضغ )chews – verb -> third person present singular of the verb ‘to chew’
My daughter chews her food well.
(الأختيار)choose – verb -> to make a decision from amongst more than one
OK, I choose the red one.
close – clothes
(يغلق)close – verb -> to shut
Please close the door when you come in.
(ملابس)clothes – noun -> articles of clothing
He put on his clothes and left for work.
coarse – course
(خشن)coarse – adjective -> rough, not smooth
The fabric is rather coarse.
(فصل دراسي )course – noun -> a class in which a subject is studied
The English course will begin next week.
creak – creek
(صرير)creak – verb -> to squeak (make a high pitch sound)
The doors in the house all creak.
(جدول ماء)creek – noun -> small stream
The creek winds through the beautiful valley.
days – daze
(أيام)days – noun -> plural of ‘day’
I work five days a week.
(مذهول- مبهور)daze – noun -> confused state
He walks around in a daze.
dear – deer
(عزيز- محبوب )dear – adjective -> beloved, often used to begin a letter
My dear Richard, you just don’t understand!
(غزال)deer – noun -> an animal (Bambi – irregular plural: deer)
We saw three deer on our hike in the mountains.
dew – do- due
(الندى)dew – noun -> light water condensation usually found in the morning
The grass was covered with dew.
(يؤدي – يعمل )do – verb -> to perform
They usually do their homework immediately after school.
(مستحق الدفع )due-adjective-> payable
The full payment is due by the end of the month .
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illusion Vs Allusion
since " illusion " means something that is not real to the point that it can easily deceive us
on the other hand , " allusion" means direct or embedded reference to something / someone
