Homographs Examples

Homographs Examples Homographs A homograph is a word that has the same written form as another word but shares a completely different meaning. The words may or may not have the same pronunciation but the spellings are identical. Examples of Homographs: 1. Close meaning "near" and close meaning "to shut" like to close a door. 2. Saw meaning a metal blade that cuts things or saw meaning the past tense of see as in I saw that movie last week. 3. Bow meaning to bend down and bow meaning to tie a ribbon into a bow. 4. Lead meaning to show others the way or be the first and lead meaning a type of dense metal. 5. Fine meaning that all is well or you are feeling well or fine meaning that you received a fee for parking in a handicapped spot. 6. Produce meaning to create something or produce meaning the fruits and vegetables we eat.