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MEETING 11
HOMOGRAPH

A. LEARNING OBJECTIVE
In this meeting students will learn about the definition of homograph and some
examples of homograph.. At the end of lesson, students are expected to be able to:
1.1. define the meaning of homograph
1.2. Justify the example of homograph

B. MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Learning Objective 1.1 :
Definition of Homopgraph

Homograph based on Gordon (1998:131) is a word that spell alike but having
different definition. Homograph is divided into Homo and Graph. ‘Homo’ merges
homos from Greek language that has a meening ‘same’ and ‘graph’ that has a
meaning ‘to write’. It talks about two words that that spell the same but have
different pronunciation and meaning. If two words are written indetically but having
different meaning, it is called a homograph.
Sometimes, homograph make us confuse to hear and see at the glance, but
when you read in the context of the sentence, you will be differentiate the meaning
for each homograph.

Learning Objective 1.2 :


Example of Homopgraph

Homograph can also having disambiguation. The explanation of


disambiguation is describe below:
 Stress homograph: noun with front-stress vowel, verb with end-stress vowel.
Example: “he is absent today” vs “do you want to absent yourself?”

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 Voicing homograph: noun/verb or adjective/verb distinguish by voice final


consonant.
Example: “the big guy will abuse Henry” vs “They won’t take abuse”
 -ate words in homograph: noun/adjective uses schwa, verb sense uses full
vowel.
Example: “she is graduate” vs “she is a graduate”
 Double stress: front-stressed before noun, end-stressed when final in phrase.
Example: “an overnight bag” vs “aer you staying overnight?”
 -ed adjective with matching verb past tenses.
Example: “she is a cleaned girl” vs “Tina cleaned the kitchen”

There are noun vs noun, verb vs noun, noun vs adjective and so on in


homograph area. Some examplse of homograph are:
Bat (n) vs (n) = sport equipment VS kind of animal.
Does (n) vs (v) = female deer (plural) VS third person singular form of ‘do’.
Minute (n) vs (adj) = 60 seconds VS very small thing.
Pupil (n) vs (n) = students VS part of eyes.
Patient (n) vs (adj) = people who sick VS stay calm.
Watch (n) vs (v) = things to see the time in our hand VS look.

C. COMPREHENSION QUESTION
Part 1: Identify the following pairs of words. If they are homographs write (√)
but if they are not write (X).

1. Desert (n: dry place) & desert (v: abandon) =


2. Fair (n: an exhibition) & fare (n: price) =
3. Bow (n: ribbon) & bow (v: to give an honor) =
4. Bat (n: animal) & bat (n: sport tool) =
5. Eye (n: part of a body) & I (Pronoun) =
6. Date (n: fruit) & date (v: to go out) =
7. Aunt (n: family member) & ant (n: animal) =
8. Read (v: in present form) & read (v:in past form) =

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9. Do (v: to make an effort) & do (n: a music note) =


10. Close (adj: short distance) & close (v: to shut) =

Part II: Answer the exercise about homograph and phrasal verb carefully based
on the option below.
Page Story Yard Bill
Seal Ring Pound Tape
Teeth Switch File Ball

1. A unit of length equal to thirty-six inches: ________________


2. A person who works in congress and carries messages: _______________
3. A small disk of paper or wax stamped on an official document: ________
4. The bony structures in the jaw of your mouth: ______________
5. A tale that you read or listen to: _______________
6. A unit of weight equal to sixteen ounces: ______________

D. REFERENCE
Book:

Gordon, Jo Ann. 1998. Vocabulary Building. South Carolina: Super Duper Publication.

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