A homonym
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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
التأثير علىaffect - verb -> to change or influence something or someone
affect - She wanted to affect the students in a way they'd never forget.
نتيجة التأثيرeffect - noun -> the result of a change or influence
The effect of the performance was stunning.
aisle - isle
ممرaisle - noun -> the walkway, as in a theater
I quickly walked down the aisle and took my seat.
جزيرة isle - noun -> island
He grew up on the isle of Elba.
allowed - aloud
السماح ل allowed - past tense of the verb 'to allow' -> to permit
His mother allowed him to stay up late on Saturday.
جهراaloud - adverb -> using the voice, not silently
She read the story aloud
ate - eight
أكل ate - verb -> past tense of the verb 'to eat'
She ate a quick lunch and returned to work.
رقم 8eight - number -> the number 8
I bought eight tickets to the concert.
ball - bawl
كرةball - noun -> a round object used in games and sports
He took a ball to the beach to play with the children.
الصياح- بكاء بشدةbawl - verb -> to cry (usually very hard)
Please don't bawl! It's not that bad.
billed - build
دفع الفاتورة billed - verb -> past tense of the verb 'to bill'
She billed the clients for $4,000.
شيد – بنىbuild - verb -> to construct
They build houses in Portland, Oregon.
blew - blue
نفخblew - verb -> past tense of the verb 'to blow'
She blew a lot of bubbles at her birthday party.
اللون الأزرقblue - adjective -> a colour
Her house is painted blue.
board - bored
لوحboard - noun -> a plan of wood
I used a board to cover the window.
ضجرbored - adjective -> not interested
He was bored by the meeting.
break - brake
يكسرbreak - verb -> to damage something
Unfortunately, I often break my toys!
brake - noun -> stopping device on a vehicle
كابحHe used the brake to stop quickly.
buy - by- bye
يشتريbuy - verb -> to purchase
Do they often buy clothes in that shop?
by - preposition -> often used to express the agent in a passive sentence
بواسطةThe song was written by Hammersmith.
الوداعbye - 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.
البيعsell - verb -> to provide for sale
They sell books and magazines.
cent - scent- sent
أحد أنواع العملةcent - noun -> 1/100 of a dollar
One cent isn't worth very much.
الرائحةscent - noun -> an aroma
The scent in the air is fabulous!
أرسلsent - 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.
الاختيارchoose - verb -> to make a decision from amongst more than one
OK, I choose the red one.
close - clothes
يغلقclose - verb -> to shut
Please close the door when you come in.
ملابسclothes - noun -> articles of clothing
He put on his clothes and left for work.
coarse - course
خشنcoarse - 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
صريرcreak - verb -> to squeak (make a high pitch sound)
The doors in the house all creak.
جدول ماءcreek - noun -> small stream
The creek winds through the beautiful valley.
days - daze
أيامdays - noun -> plural of 'day'
I work five days a week.
مذهول- مبهورdaze - 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!
غزالdeer - noun -> an animal (Bambi - irregular plural: deer)
We saw three deer on our hike in the mountains.
dew - do- due
الندىdew - 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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