Heteronyms Improve English: Words with the Same Spelling, but Different Pronunciation and Meanings!

What are Heteronyms? Let’s take a look at a few examples in sentences: “I live for live music.” “Please separate into separate groups.” “I object to this object.” “They had to close the road because the storm was close.” “I must resume work on my resume.” Now try to read the previous sentences aloud. It may be tough because they contain sets of commonly confused words called heteronyms. Heteronyms are sets of words that have the exact same spelling, but different pronunciation and meanings!

The Heteronyms in today’s lesson will help you to improve your English and are essential to know for reading English aloud. Due to the fact that heteronyms are words with the same spelling, but different pronunciation and meanings, they are commonly confused words that sometimes even native English speakers mispronounce. There is no real rule to know how to pronounce heteronyms, but knowing whether the word is a noun, verb, or adjective is useful. Heteronyms will help you to improve your English vocabulary and pronunciation.

In this lesson you will learn the following 12 commonly confused heteronyms:
Live (verb) / Live (adjective)
Bow (verb) / Bow (noun)
Tear (verb) / Tear (noun)
Lead (verb) / Lead (noun)
Object (noun) / Object (Verb)
Close (verb) / Close (adjective)
Present (noun) / Present (verb)
Minute (noun) / Minute (adjective)
Record (noun) / Record (verb)
Separate (verb) / Separate (adjective)
Resume (noun) / Resume (verb)
Drawer (noun: a person who draws) / Drawer (noun: storage compartment that’s part of a cabinet etc.)

By the end of today’s English lesson you will have learned 12 commonly confused heteronyms to help you sound more like a native English speaker. Thank you for watching, “Heteronyms Improve English: Words with the Same Spelling, but Different Pronunciation and Meanings!” I hope these English heteronyms will be useful for you as you improve your English reading skills. Good luck with your English studies!

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