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Think of 5 homographs and list them below. Then write 2 sentences of your own, to bring out the difference in meanings.

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प्रश्न

Words that have the same spelling, but differ in meaning when used in different contexts are called homographs. For example,

  1. A temple fair attracts a lot of crowds.
    Her performance in the test was fair.
  2. A rose is the king of flowers.
    The sun rose with a golden glow.

Think of 5 homographs and list them below. Then write 2 sentences of your own, to bring out the difference in meanings.

Homograph Sentences
(1)
  1. ______
  2. ______
(2)
  1. ______
  2. ______
(3)
  1. ______
  2. ______
(4)
  1. ______
  2. ______
(5)
  1. ______
  2. ______
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उत्तर

Homograph Sentences 
(1) Close
  1. Shut: Did you close the windows before leaving the house?
  2. Near: The post office is close to the bank.
(2) Bat
  1. Cricket: Tom has a strange way of holding his cricket bat.
  2. An animal: We often see bats in our garden late at night.
(3) Fly
  1. Move through the air: I love to watch the birds fly in the open sky.
  2. An insect: I hated the experience when I found a fly in my soup.
(4) Left
  1. Direction: When you reach the end of the road, tum left.
  2. The past tense of leave: She left the office at 5 pm.
(5) Fan
  1. An admirer: I am a huge fan of Hollywood films.
  2. A cooling device: Can you switch off the fan, please?
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पाठ 1.3 Have you ever seen...?
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संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Fill in the blank below using ‘had to’/ ‘have to’/ ‘has to’.

Romit ___________finish his homework before he could come out to play.


Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.

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Read the dialogue and fill in the blanks with suitable modals.

Dad: ____________ we go out for dinner tonight?
Charan: Yes, Dad. We ____________ go to a restaurant where I ____________ have some ice cream
Dad: OK. Then, I ____________ be home by 7 p.m. Mom and you ____________ be ready by then.
Charan: Sure. We ____________  . My friend told me that there is a magic show nearby.____________ you please take us there?
Dad: We ____________  not have time to go for the magic show, I suppose. If we have enough time left, we ____________   plan
Charan: By the way, ____________  we inform our gate keeper about our outing?
Dad: Yes, we ____________  so that he ____________  be aware we aren’t at home
Charan: ____________  I call up Mom and tell her about our plan today?
Dad: You ____________  to. Otherwise, we might be in trouble when she returns home.
Charan Hmm… by the time you come home in the evening, we ____________  be waiting for you. Hope you____________   be late. Bye.

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she is a disciplined student. In addition to her poverty, she __________________.


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