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Lesson 14. Homonyms,

Module:	Vocabulary
Topic:	Homonyms
Time:	80 minutes
Aims Materials Aids	to analyse homonyms and their use; to develop practical understanding of key terms 1. Lewis, M (1997). Implementing the Lexical Approach. Hove: LTP. 2. McCarthy, M. and O’Dell, F (2004). English Vocabulary in Use. Upper-intermediate and advanced. Cambridge: CUP Text-books. charts, laptop with speakers, handouts

Lead-in (5 min.): Teacher asks the questions:

a) What is homonym?

b) Give examples for homonyms
Handout 1. About homonyms

Homonyms (also called homophones) are words that sound like one another but have different meanings. Some homonyms are spelled the same, like bark (the sound a dog makes) and bark (the outer layer of a tree trunk). Some homonyms are spelled differently, like one (the number) and won (having been victorious).

Example:

I hope you are not lying to me. (telling a lie)

He is lying on the bed. (being in a horizontal position)

Other examples are:

back n `part of the body' - back adv `away from the front' - back v `go back';

ball n `a gathering of people for dancing' - ball n `round object used in games';

bark n `the noise made by dog' - bark v `to utter sharp explosive cries' - bark n `the skin of a tree' - bark n `a sailing ship';

base n `bottom' - base v `build or place upon' - base a `mean';

bay n `part of the sea or lake filling wide-mouth opening of land' - bay n `recess in a house or room' - bay v `bark' - bay n `the European laurel'.

The important point is that homonyms are distinct words: not different meanings within one word.

Structurally homonyms can be classified into two groups like homophones and homographs.

Homophones

Homophones are words of the same sound but of different spelling and meaning:

air - hair; arms - alms; buy - by; him - hymn; knight - night; not - knot; or - oar; piece - peace; rain - reign; scent - cent; steel - steal; storey - story; write - right and many others.

Homographs

Homographs are words different in sound and in meaning but accidentally identical in spelling: bow [bou] - bow [bau]; lead [li:d] - lead [led]; row [rou] - row [rau]; sewer [`soue] - sewer [sjue]; tear [tie] - tear [te]; wind [wind] - wind [waind] and many more.