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Heteronyms No 3

Heteronyms No 3

Date: Oct 02 2007

Topic: Vocabulary

Author: rhyme_reason

Lesson

Pasty PAstee- like glue; PASStee- a meat pie

Pate PAIT- a bald head; paTAY- a minced food; PAHT- a porcelain paste [diacritics in pâté and pâte don't count!]

Perfect PERfekt- exactly correct; perFEKT- to make correct

Periodic PEEReeODDik- occasional

Permit, perMIT- to allow some event to occur; PERmit [although both pronunciations are listed]- a document giving permission

Polish POElish- from Poland; PAHLish- shine [capitalization doesn't count!]

Present PREZent- a gift; preeSENT- to give a talk

Primer PRIHMer- an elementary book; PRYmer- the preparatory coat of paint

Produce PROdoos- vegetables; proDOOS- bring forth

Project proJEKT- to show a movie; PRAHjekt- a task

Pussy PUHSee- having pus; POOHSee; a kitten

Raven RAYven- black bird; RAVen- hungry

Rebel REBBell- a resister; rihBELL- to resist

Record RECKord- a list; reKORD- to write down

Recreation rek-ree-Ashun- pastime; REEcreeAshun- remake (also, recreate) 

Refuse reFUSE- to deny; REFFyoos- garbage

Relay reeLAY- to put it down again, such as a carpet; REElay- a race by teams; rihLAY- to pass along, such as information 

Rerun reRUN- to race again or to repeat a show on television; RErun- a repeated TV show

Reside: reZIDE- to stay put; RE-SYD- [Slang] to change places (change teams) [usu. hyphenated as re-side] [N.B.: This is also a antagonym!!]

Resign reZYN- to quit; reSYN- to sign again (e.g., a contract) [usu. hyphenated as re-sign] [N.B.: This word is also an antagonym!]

Resume reeZOOM- to restart; REHZoomay- a document of experience [also résumé; diacritics don't count!]

Row ROH- a line; ROUW- a fight

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senthilsathia

India

it is really very useful thing for me.
I hope it is useful for all the members..

12:14 PM Nov 05 2007 |

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