What are heteronyms? They’re words which have different meanings depending on the way you pronounce them. Below, there are a few interesting samples. Listen to the recording, and then try to pronounce them according to their definition (the Spanish phonetics are in parenthesis).
1. bass a. (bas) a type of fish
b. (beis) a type of musical instrument
2. bow a. (bo) a curved weapon to shoot arrows; a type of knot
b. (bou) the front section of a boat; to bend at the waist
3. close a. (klos) near
b. (kloss) to shut
4. dove a. (dabf) a white pigeon
b. (dobf) the irregular past form of “dive”
5. lead a. (led) a type of metal
b. (lid) to guide
6. tear a. (tir) a drop secreted by the eye
b. (ter) to rip
7. wind a. (uind) a current of air
b. (uaind) to twist something
8. wound a. (uund) an injury; to cause injury
b. (uound) the irregular past form of “wind”
Funny, isn’t? Funny weird or funny ha-ha?
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