7. Classify the given words into: 1) homonyms proper; 2) homophones; 3) homographs. Give meanings of these words.
1) Made (adj) ─ maid (n); 2) row (n) – row (n); 3) week (n) – weak (adj); 4) seal (n) - seal (n); 5) tear (v) – tear (n); 6) bread (n) – bred (adj); 7) band (n) – band (n); 8) sum (n) – some (pron); 9) fall (n) – fall (v); 10) wind (n) – wind (v); 11) base (n) – base (v); 12) desert (v) – desert (n); 13) hare (n) – hair (n); 14) sewer (n) – sewer (n); 15) corn (n) – corn (n).
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Відповідь:1) Homonyms proper: Made (adj) ─ maid (n) - These are words with the same spelling and pronunciation but different meanings.
2) Homophones: row (n) – row (n), week (n) – weak (adj), tear (v) – tear (n), bread (n) – bred (adj), band (n) – band (n), fall (n) – fall (v), wind (n) – wind (v), base (n) – base (v), hare (n) – hair (n), sewer (n) – sewer (n), corn (n) – corn (n) - These are words with the same pronunciation but different spelling and meanings.
3) Homographs: seal (n) - seal (n) - These are words with the same spelling but different meanings and pronunciations.