Homographs are words that look the same but have more than one
meaning, and sometimes more than one pronunciation. For
example, there is an animal called a "bat", and there is
also a "bat" that baseball players use to hit the ball.
Read the definitions below and write down the homograph
that best fits both sentences.
1. The front of a ship OR a ribbon tied up in a girl's hair.
2. A place for stray animals OR 16 ounces.
3. The outer layer of a tree OR the sound a dog makes.
4. A person who rules a country OR something used to measure.
5. A type of flower OR the past tense of "to rise".
6. The earth beneath you OR the past tense of "to grind".
7. A type of tree that grows in warm climates OR a part of you hand.
8. Spectacles you wear to improve vision OR cups to drink from.
9. To rip something OR a fluid that comes from the eye.
10. To be a short distance away OR to cover an opening.