WORD POWER

Words that look the same but are pronounced differently and have totally different meanings too.

HOMOGRAPHS   

WIND : (noun) - Moving air outdoors, a part of weather

Pronounced with a short i sound as in WIN

WIND : (verb) - A twisting motion, as with a clock spring

Pronounced with a long i sound, as in KIND

READ : (Past tense verb) - meaning got from written words

Short e sound as in RED

READ : (Present tense of the same verb)

Long e sound, as in FEED

OBJECT : (noun) – a thing, an article

Pronounced with a stress on ob

OBJECT : (verb) – express opposition

Pronounced with a stress on ject

SUBJECT : (noun) – topic of study

Pronounced with a stress on sub

SUBJECT : (verb) – to cause, to undergo

Pronounced with a stress on ject

BOW : (noun) – a stick-like article strung with a cord, used to shoot an arrow ( BOW and ARROW)

Pronounced with a long o, rhymes with GO

BOW : (Verb) – Bend forward at the waist as a sign of respect

Pronounced as rhyming with COW

TEAR : ( noun) – water that comes from the corner of the eyes

Pronounced to rhyme with NEAR

TEAR : ( verb) – to rip or shred cloth or paper

Pronounced to rhyme with AIR