Expanded Vocabulary List 9 Homographs

1. Expanded Vocabulary List 9 Homographs

2. A homograph is a word that is spelled the same but has a different meaning and sometimes a different pronunciation.

3. a pipe for carrying waste water sewer(soo’ er)

4. a dried plum prune

5. a type of bird grouse

6. low singing voice; type of guitar bass(long a)

7. leaving someone behind desert(di ‘zurt)

8. another word for complain grouse

9. trim, or cut prune

10. a type of fish bass (bas)

11. someone who sews sewer(so’ er)

12. region, or area with little rain desert (dez’ ert)

13. In the________, it is hot during the day and cold at night. desert

14. We like to eat _______, they look like large raisins. prunes

15. My mother is a _________; she makes all of my clothes. sewer

16. We like to go _______ fishing in our new boat. bass

17. The ________, a kind of bird, makes its nest in trees and bushes. grouse

18. The man’s singing voice was a low ________. bass

19. Every time the bill collector calls, my mother has to _________ to my dad. grouse

20. My brother and I had to _______ the bushes and mow the lawn. prune

21. The boat captain did not want to ________ the lost sailors. desert

22. When you are there in person (roll call) or another word for a gift present preˊ zƏnt

23. Give something to someone; deliver present prizentˊ

24. Something that is very small minutemī nűtˊ

25. A measure of time; an hour minute miˊ nƏt

26. Another word for garbage or trash refuserifyűzˊ ref yoōs

27. Not willing to do something; decline; say no refuse reˊ fyűs riˊ fyoōs

28. Someone who is sick invalid inˊ vƏlƏd

29. Something that is no longer in effect invalid in vaˊlƏd

30. Something you can see or touch object äbˊ jikt

31. To be against something object Əbjektˊ

32. Put the garbage in the ________ container. refuse

33. I ________ to watch the boring movie again. refuse

34. present We will ________ the awards after the show.

35. The students said ________ when the teacher called roll. present

36. The mistake on one problem was ________ compared to missing the whole assignment. minute

37. minute One ________ is 60 seconds.

38. The judge will ________ if it is against the law. object

39. You need to pick up each ________ from the floor to clean the room. object

40. The law was ________ because it was old and not in effect anymore. invalid

41. The woman was an ________ and could not get out of bed because she was sick. invalid