HOMOGRAPHS - Confusing Words with SAME Spelling but DIFFERENT Pronunciation and Meaning (with QUIZ)

Did you know that this word has two different  pronunciations depending on how the word is  

used? This is called a homograph and in this  lesson you're going to learn the 10 most common  

homographs in English so you can improve your  English pronunciation. And number 10 is new  

to me. I had no idea there were two different  pronunciations for this word. Let's get started.

Let's begin with this word. Listen to the  sentence, the dove dove into the water.  

Now Dove is a noun, it's a bird.  Dove of Dove, is the past simple  

form of the verb dive. I always dive  into the water. I dove into the water.  

In British English, you can also use dived  as the past simple. But in American English,  

it's more common to say do of the dove, dove  into the water. How do you pronounce this word?  

Don't desert Us in the desert here. We need  to think about syllable stress, Don't desert  

us. When you desert someone, it means you leave  them alone in a difficult situation without any  

help. For the verb, the syllable stress is on  the second syllable desert. But for the noun,  

the syllable stress is on the first syllable,  desert don't desert Us in the desert. Now, it's  

really important to have a professional review,  your pronunciation, so you can make sure that you  

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my website. You can just click the link right  there. How do you pronounce this word? They  

need to deliberate on whether her actions were  deliberate. The verb. Deliberate is when you

I think or talk about something  seriously or carefully, the adjectives.  

Deliberate means intentionally or on purpose,  

they need to deliberate on whether her actions  were deliberate. How do you pronounce this word?  

My parents are going to separate and live in  separate homes. The verb separate means to

Divided into Parts  

separate. The adjectives. Separate is when two  things happen independently or with location.  

It means two independent locations. So my parents  are going to separate and live in separate homes.  

One will live here and one will live here. How do  you pronounce this? Let's resume with the resume.

Resume is a verb and it's used to mean  to start again after a pause. So we were  

reviewing the resume. Of course, a resume  is your summary of your qualifications,  

your experience in your work history. That's your  resume. We were reviewing the resume and then we  

stopped. But now, we're going to resume reviewing  the resume. Notice how the end is pronounced.

Simay, this isn't typical English  pronunciation because this word is  

bore owed from French pronunciation, resume  resume the resume. How do you pronounce this?

Let's use what we can put to good, use, notice  the length of the sounds, let's use the verb,  

let's use what we can put to good use,  use use use, use how about this word,  

close the door, so we can get close. Of course,  the verb to close now close as an adjective.

Active describes, when two people have a  strong connection or relationship my sister  

and I are close. We have a strong  connection or a relationship. Now,  

physically two people can get close where  they are separate and then they get close,  

physically, close the door so we can get  close. The pronunciation difference again is

Is a longer sound for the verb, close the door,  

and then a shorter sound for the adjectives,  close the door, so we can get close.

Close, close, close close. How about this word?  We need to record a new record this week. The  

difference depends on syllable stress with the  verb. The stress is on the second. Syllable  

record, record for the noun. The syllable stress  is on the first syllable record record. We need

To record the record this week. How about  this word, polish? The Polish silverware,  

Polish people are from the country Poland.  The verb is Polish. Notice the difference  

in the vowel, Polish Polish, Polish, Polish,  the Polish silverware. And this is the word, I

Did not know was a homograph.

This sound is making it difficult to sew the seeds  the verb to. So this is when you plant seeds in  

the ground so they will grow its what farmers do  or what you can do in your backyard as well. Use,  

so the seeds, but sow is a female pig.  Now, I didn't know that the word sow

Described a female pig. So, that's  new to me, sow sow sow the seeds sow.  

The sow is making it difficult to sew the seeds.  

Now, I'm going to quiz you to make sure you  have the correct pronunciation. I want you to  

read the sentence out loud and after you'll  listen to my pronunciation so you can make

Sure. You have it correct. Let's get started.

The dove dove into the water.

Don't desert Us in the desert.

They need to deliberate on whether  her actions were deliberate.

My parents are going to separate  and live in separate homes.

Let's resume with the resume.

Let's use what we can put to good use.

Close the door so we can get close.

We need to record a new record this week.

Polish the Polish silverware.

This sow is making it difficult to sew the seeds.  

So, how did you do with that quiz? Do you know  all of these homographs? And if you want feedback  

on your pronunciation, you can get that in the  finally fluent Academy. Now, while you can keep  

practicing and improving your pronunciation  with this lesson and make sure you download  

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Going with your next lesson.