Description of homonym (noun)
a word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another
For Example :
Enhancing the skills to notify and differentiate the same sounds words :
1. The trouble in the Middle East has had a serious (affect, effect) on the price of oil all over the world.
2. The (brakes, breaks) on my car don’t work properly.
3. The (principal, principle) of our high school gave an interesting lecture on the (principal, principle) causes of failure and another on the (principals, principles) of science.
4. (There, their) are several jobs available in the public schools of Bulloch County because several teachers have lost (there, their) jobs.
5. The committee cast (its, it’s) vote in favor of the new law.
6. President Bush’s threats have had little (affect, effect) on Hussein.
7. As I was driving to school today, I realized that I was (to, too) tired to see clearly.
8. If you go to the movies, I want to go (to, too).
9. Some young people even (sale, sell) their mothers’ jewelry to buy drugs.
10. (Loosing, Losing) patience, Mary screamed obscenities at the other driver
Other Example :
Ark (boat), Arc (part of a circle)
bank (the side of a river), bank (a place to keep money)
hare (rabbit), hair (grows on the human head)
