Monday, 27 February 2012

(27th February 2012 - Lesson of the day )

#1 Homonyms or Homophones
-are words that have the same sound but have different meaning
(E.G: Bear and Bare)

             Bear -
           1)being the fury fierce animal
                   2)Keeping it in mind (Bear In Mind)
3)Recover (Bear Up)

Bare- 
 1)Naked / Nude
                                             2)Not covered with anything  (Bare hands)


#2 Same meaning but represented by different strings of sounds
Examples:-

couch    OR    sofa
Taxi       OR    Cab
           Dear      OR     Expensive  

#3 Lexemes
-are words that mean the same but yet differ in quantity

 E.g: Dog..................Dogs
      (Singular).............(Plural)     

#4 Word Formation
-are words that differ from meaning when formed/placed with other words

E.g:  Dog...............Dog Catcher
                        (animal)........(occupation of a person)


Note: Guys and Girls ,please submit the 5 examples (EACH) Requested by Madam Sarada for #1 and #2 in the comments below.Thank you. 

13 comments:

  1. #1 Homonyms and Homophones
    i) Two and to
    -He had just recently bought two new books.
    -Herald was heading to the washroom.

    ii)dear and deer
    -Hillman decided to buy a dear gift for his girlfriend for her birthday.
    -Elijah decided to follow his dad deer hunting this weekend.

    iii)doe and dough
    -The unidentified woman in the crime scene was named Jane DOE.
    -Mother allows me to help her mix the dough together when preparing to bake bread.

    iv)sink and synch
    -"Mom! The sink is stuck!" shouted Janet from the kitchen.
    -Please wait a while for we are trying to synch your data with the main database

    v)ate and eight
    - "Who ate the last piece of pie?" asked John
    - Ismail bought eight pieces of shirt form Brands Outlet.



    #2 Same meaning but different string of sound

    Tall-----High
    enormous------gigantic/hugh
    buy-----purchased
    sick----ill
    quicky----speedily


    Submitted by :-
    GROUP 1 :-
    Mohd.Fadhli Bin Mohd Faizul KJC1080486
    Brian Cheong Chi Hou KJC1080371
    Tamayanthi Subramaniam KJC1080509
    Thilaga Vengidesan KJC1080510
    Tulasi D/O Martin KJC1010168

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  2. #1 Homonyms and Homophones

    i) See and Sea
    -Since he was born blind, he never had the chance to see the world like we do.
    -Robert pointed out excitedly to the sea when he saw a fisherman in his boat waving at him.

    ii) Rice and Rise
    -Malaysian people love to eat rice not only in the night but during breakfast as well.
    -The ground begins to rise some 20 yards away from the farm house.

    iii) Eye and I
    -The little girls left eye was swollen due to the ants bite.
    -My family and I go for vacations every year to spend time together.

    iv) Night and Knight
    -Night is the part of each day when the sun has set and it is dark outside.
    - In chess, a knight is a piece which is shaped like a horse’s head.

    v) Maid and Made
    - The maid has worked with Mr. Ng’s family since their first child was born.
    - “What was this statue made of?” asked Alice as she observed it carefully.

    #2 Same meaning but different string of sound.

    Can-May
    Attention-Concentration
    Change-Transform
    Speak-Talk
    Important-Essential

    Group 7
    Thamani Sekaran (KJC1080046)
    Nanteni Ganesan (KJC1050382)
    Cathreena Chee Sue Fern (KJC1050384)
    Kalaivaani Aluemalai (KJC1050381)

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  3. #homonymes and homophones

    1)blew and blue
    -a sudden breeze blew smoke into the house
    -young children loves to see the blue sky.

    2)bread and bred
    -Anne loves to eat bread for breakfast.
    -he was born and bred a gentleman.

    3)buy and by
    -the couch was a real buy.
    -Salina usually finish work by five o'clock.


    4)ail and ale
    -he's been ailing for some time.
    -Johm consumed ale for his birthday party.


    5)haul nad hall
    -she haul the box from room to the kithchen
    -Shana gathered all her students at the assembly hall.


    #same meaning but different sound

    tired-exhausted
    scared-afraid
    intelligent-clever
    use-operate
    decide-resolve

    GROUP 3
    Murugeswaran Sekenadzan(kjc1080385)
    Jayaletchumy Ganesan(kjc1080177)
    Alfina John(kjc1080091)
    Kavitha Silvarajoo(kjc1080272)
    Hemmalatha Gokul Rao(kjc1080205)

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  4. #1 Homonyms and Homophones

    i ) Licence and License

    - They were granted a licence to develop a land.
    - The government has refused to license the use of some drugs.

    ii ) Bridal and Bridle

    - Have the bridals cars have been ordered?
    - She bridled at his tone,irritated by his assumption that she would stop what she was doing.

    iii ) Currant and Current

    -A handful of blackcurrants.
    -Profits for the current year are showing an increase.

    iv ) Dew and Due

    -A heavy dew had fallen yesterday.
    -She never quite achieved the recognition that was her due.

    v ) Urn and Earn

    -Adam's siblings put their late father's ashes in the urn.
    -He earns a living as a car mechanic.


    #same meaning but different sound


    i ) Beutiful = Attractive
    ii ) Disgrace = Shame
    iii ) Comment = Remark
    iv ) Jelous = Envious
    v ) Suprise = Startle


    GROUP 5:-
    Vanita D/O Sibanyanam KJC1080040
    Nurul Atiqah Binti Abd Mulok KJC1080171
    Noorbaizurah Bt Kunjo Mohomad KJC1010106
    Farah Azira Md Yassin KJC1160321
    Kamales KJC1080426

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  5. #1 Homonyms and Homophones


    a) EYES and ICE
    -Her eyes became red after rubbing them hardly.
    -I like to drink ice water during hot weather.

    b) RIGHT and WRITE
    -Some students were able to give the right answers for the questions given in the exam.
    -He likes to write poems about love.

    c) SUN and SON
    -The tourist came over to see the sun set.
    -The guy in the green shirt is my son.

    d) FOR and FOUR
    -She bought a cake for her son's birthday.
    -My niece just turned four years old.

    e) BYTE and BITE
    -The speed of the internet connection is 100 megabyte per second.
    -My nephew likes to bite his fingernails.



    #2 Same meaning but different string of sound

    a)pants = trousers
    b)automobile = car
    c)powder = talcum
    d)shit = stool
    e)afraid = scared



    GROUP 6:-
    Shamini A/P C. Soman KJC1080085
    Thinavathani A/P Selvam KJC1080134
    Shaliny A/P Renganathan KJC1080458
    Puvinah Nair A/P Suhumaran KJC1080188
    Jennifer Anthony Francis KJC1080131

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  6. 1 Homonyms and Homophones

    a) Pore and pour
    - How to reduce the size of pore in your face?
    - Mother, please pour some water on the balsam plants.

    b) Ate and Eight
    - I ate as many as i can gamble up because that was my favorite cake.
    - It is just eight people in my office due to public holiday.

    c)Berth and Birth
    - The lower berth of a railroad sleeper car was the most suitable place for rest to desperately tired.
    - She give birth to a baby boy this morning.

    d) Facts and Fax
    - I like to read news related to world facts compared to fiction.
    - The fax machine is not working.

    e)Die and Dye
    - Do you know? the fish die when lightning hits the sea.
    - Is it ethical if a teacher dye her hair and went to school?

    #2 Same meaning but different string of sound

    police= cop
    cookies=biscuit
    deny=refuse
    blockhead= moron
    wedding=marriage

    Group 8

    1. Yogentheren S/O Doraiya KJC1080406
    2. Yvette Joyce D/O Dhanajeyabalan KJC1080401
    3. Sheila D/O Subramaniam KJC1050209
    4. Kirubah D/O Vijayakrishnan KJC1010332
    5. Durga Devi Jayaraman KJC1080099

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  8. Homonyms generally include two categories of word types: homophones and homographs.
    •Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.
    •Homophones are words that sound the same when you pronounce them, but have different meanings.
    This list contains both homophones and homographs.

    ade – drink type, as in lemonade
    aid – to help or assist
    aide - assistant

    affect - change
    effect – result or consequence

    air – atmosphere (the stuff we breathe)
    err – to make a mistake

    aisle - walkway
    I’ll – I will
    isle - island

    allowed - permitted
    aloud – out loud

    ant – picnic pest
    aunt – relative, as in your mom’s sister

    arc - curve
    ark – Noah’s boat

    ate – chewed up and swallowed
    eight – number after seven

    bare - uncovered
    bear – grizzly animal

    berry – fruit from a bush
    bury – to put underground

    base – bottom part
    bass – deep or low

    be – to exist
    bee – buzzing insect

    beach – sandy shore
    beech – type of tree

    beat - to pound
    beet – type of edible plant

    berth – tie up
    birth – to be born

    bite - nibble
    byte – 8 bits (computer data)

    blew – past of blow
    blue – color of ocean

    boar - pig
    bore – not interesting bore - to drill

    borough – area or district
    burrow – dig through
    burro – small donkey

    bough - branch
    bow – bend or curtsy

    buoy - floater
    boy – young man

    brake – stop pedal
    break – smash

    bread – bakery food
    bred – form of breed

    broach - mention
    brooch - pin

    brows - eyebrows
    browse – look around

    buy - purchase
    by - beside
    by - originating from,BR. bye – short for goodbye

    cell – compartment
    sell - vend

    cent – penny coin
    sent – did send

    cereal – breakfast food
    serial - sequential

    Chile – country in South America
    chili – bean stew
    chilly – frosty

    chord – musical tone
    cord - rope

    cite - quote
    site - location
    sight - view

    close – opposite of open
    clothes - clothing

    complement – enhance; go together
    compliment - praise

    council - committee
    counsel - guidance

    creak - squeak
    creek – stream of water

    crews - gangs
    cruise – ride on a boat

    dear - darling
    deer – woodland animal

    dew – morning mist
    do - operate
    due - payable

    die – cease to exist
    dye - color

    doe – female dear
    dough – uncooked bread

    dual - double
    duel - battle

    ewe – female sheep
    you - second-person personal pronoun

    eye – sight organ
    I - me

    fair - equal
    fare - price

    fairy – elflike creature with wings
    ferry - boat

    faze - impact
    phase - stage

    feat – achievement
    feet – plural of foot

    fir – type of tree
    fur – animal hair

    flea – small biting insect
    flee - run

    flew – did fly
    flu – illness

    flour – powdery, ground up grain
    flower – blooming plant

    for – on behalf of
    fore - front
    four – one more than three

    forth - onward
    fourth – number four

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  9. knew – did know
    new – not old

    gorilla – big ape
    guerrilla - warrior

    grease - fat
    Greece – country in Europe

    groan - moan
    grown – form of grow

    hair – head covering
    hare – rabbit-like animal

    hall - passageway
    haul - tow

    halve – cut in two parts
    have - possess

    hay – animal food
    hey – interjection to get attention

    heal - mend
    heel – back of foot

    hi - hello
    high – up far

    hoarse - croaky
    horse – riding animal

    hole - opening
    whole - entire

    holey – full of holes
    holy - divine
    wholly - entirely

    hour – sixty minutes
    our – belonging to us

    knead - massage
    need - desire

    knight – feudal horseman
    night - evening

    knot – tied rope
    not - negative

    know – have knowledge
    no – opposite of yes

    lead – metal
    led - was the leader

    lessen – make smaller
    lesson - class

    loan - lend
    lone - solitary

    made – did make
    maid - servant

    mail - postage
    male – opposite of female

    marry – to wed
    merry – very happy

    meat – animal protein
    meet - encounter

    none – not any
    nun – woman who takes special vows

    oar – boat paddle
    or - otherwise
    ore - mineral

    oh – expression of surprise or awe
    owe – be obligated

    one - single
    won – did win

    overdo – do too much
    overdue – past due date

    pail - bucket
    pale – not bright

    pain - hurt
    pane – window glass

    peace - calm
    piece - segment

    peak – highest point
    peek - glance

    plain - ordinary
    plane – flight machine plane - flat surface

    pole - post
    poll - survey

    poor – not rich
    pour – make flow

    pray – implore God
    prey - quarry

    principal – most important
    principle - belief

    rain – water from sky
    rein - bridle

    rap - tap
    wrap – drape around

    real - factual
    reel - roll

    right – correct; not left
    write - scribble

    ring - encircle
    wring - squeeze

    role - function
    roll - rotate

    rose - flower
    rows - lines

    sail – move by wind power
    sale – bargain price

    scene - landscape
    seen - viewed

    sea – ocean segment
    see – observe with eyes

    seam – joining edge
    seem - appear

    sew – connect with thread
    so – as a result
    sow - plant

    soar - ascend
    sore – hurt place

    sole - single
    soul - essence

    some – a few
    sum - amount

    steal - swipe
    steel - alloy

    tail – animal’s appendage
    tale - story

    their – belonging to them
    there – at that place
    they’re – they are

    to - toward
    too - also
    toe – foot appendage
    tow – pull along

    vary - differ
    very - much

    wail - howl
    whale – huge swimming mammal

    waist – area below ribs
    waste - squander

    wait – kill time
    weight – measurable load

    war - battle
    wore – did wear

    warn - caution
    worn - used

    way - path
    weigh – measure mass

    we - us
    wee - tiny

    weak – not strong
    week – period of seven days

    weather - climate
    whether - if

    which - that
    witch – sorcerer

    your – belonging to you
    you’re – you are

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  10. GROUP 4
    Sheena Cynthia Sinnapar KJC1010261
    Shahreni Baskaran KJC1010300
    Krisneveni Ramadas KJC1080027
    Premala D/O J.Kunasagran KJC1080020

    Homonyms / homophones
    1. Coarse and course
    -the soldiers did not bother to moderate their coarse humour in her presences
    - I’ m taking a course in business administration

    2. Counsel and council
    -he had always been able to count on her wise counsel
    -the city council has voted unanimously in favour

    3. Site and sight
    -the construction site is dangerous for children to be around.
    - Ravi has a poor eye sight since he was six years old

    4. Cell and sell
    -nucleus is largest cell in human body
    -they sell fishes in a market.

    5. Rip and reap
    -I tried not to rip the paper as I unwrapped it.
    -you’ll soon begin to reap the benefit of being fitter.

    Same meaning but different sound
    1. taxi- cab
    2. Precise- specific
    3. often- frequent
    4. Cash- money
    5. angry- annoyed

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  11. GROUP 2:-

    Kavitha D/O Muniandy KJC1080399
    KalaiSelvi D/O Rajoo KJC1080398
    Prema D/O Rajalingam KJC1080397
    Nanthinee D/O Sivashangar KJC1080404

    HOMONYMS/HOMOPHONES

    1.)down
    The stone rolled down the hill.

    dawn
    We must start at dawn.

    2.)bud
    Buds appear on the trees in spring.

    but
    He doesn`t like music but his wife does.

    3.)and
    Rina and Vinay is the best performing students.

    end
    The end of the cat`s tail was trapped in the door.

    4.)find
    I can`t find the book that lecturer wanted.

    fine
    She is fine after her treatment at Goverment Hospital.

    5.)fate
    The court will decide our fate.

    faith
    I don`t put much faith in this medicine.

    SAME MEANING BUT DIFFERENT SOUND:

    1.) entire-whole
    2.) out-exit
    3.) error-mistake
    4.) erase-delete
    5.) lady-women
    6.) noise-sound
    7.) live-stay

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  12. 1)Homonyms and Homophones- same sound but different meaning.

    i)Ant and Aunt
    - the ant bite my feet till it hurts.
    - i plan to visit my aunt this coming weekend.

    ii)Principle and Principal
    - please stick to your principle and tell him you
    won't do it again.
    - Ray Smith is the new principal and he is
    in charge of the whole school.

    iii)Sheep and Ship
    - a flock of sheep were grazing in the field.
    - there are two restaurants on board ship.

    iv)Brows and Browse
    - her brows are so lengthy and beautiful.
    - Alice often browse the net to search for
    information.

    v)Allowed and Aloud
    - the flight attendant allowed the passengers to
    board on flight.
    -some of the students in class spoke aloud while
    the teacher was teaching in class.

    2) Same meaning but represented by different string
    of sounds:

    i) achieve > accomplish
    ii) test > exam
    iii) buy > purchase
    iv) sick > ill
    v) fault > offend

    Group 9:
    PRISCILLA LOH > KJC1110296
    VERONICA CAROLINE A/P DAVID > KJC1110240
    SHALINI A/P KANASAN > KJC1110237
    RAJALETCHUMI A/P RAJENDRAN > KJC1110298
    SENBAGAM A/P CHINNAPPAN > KJC1160290

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