1. Homograph : a word spelt like another word but with different meaning and pronunciation.

No. Word
1 Converse / [ kənto have a Converse / [ the opposite or
conversation with sb reverse of a fact or statement

2 Close / [ kləʊs ] near in space or time Close / [ kləʊz ] to put sth into a position so
that it covers an opening; to get into this
position
3 Desert / [ dɪto go away from Desert / [ əa large area of land that
place without intending ever to return has very little water and very few plants
growing on it.
4 Refuse / [ waste material Refuse / [ rito say that you will not
that has been thrown away do sth that sb has asked you to do
5 Contract / [ an official Contract/ [kənto make a legal
written agreement agreement with sb for them to work for one ,
provide one with service , etc.
6 Used / [ ju:zd ] that has belonged to or Used / [ ju:st ] familiar with sth because you
been used by sb else before do it or experience it often
7 Content / [ kənhappy and Content / [ the things that are
satisfied with what you have contained in sth
8 Wind / [ wɪnd ] air that moves quickly Wind [ waɪnd ] to have many bends and
as a result of natural forces twists
9 Tear / [ teə(r) ] to damage sth by Tear / [ tɪə(r) ] a drop of liquid that comes out
pulling it apart or into pieces or by of your eye when you cry
cutting it on sth sharp; to become
damaged in this way
10 Minute / [ ɪnɪt ] each of the 60 parts Minute / [ maɪvery detailed,
of an hour, that are equal to 60 seconds careful and thorough
11 Lead / [ li:d ] to go with or in front of a Lead / [ led ] a chemical element. Lead is a
person or an animal to show the way or heavy soft grey metal, used especially in the
to make them go in the right direction past for water pipes or to cover roofs
12 Row / [ rəʊ ] a number of people Row / [ raʊ ] a serious disagreement between
standing or sitting next to each other in people, organizations, etc. about sth
a line; a number of objects arranged in
a line
13 Project / [ a planned Project [ prəto plan a scheme , an
piece of work that is designed to find activity, etc;.
information about sth, to produce sth
new, or to improve sth
14 Object [ ɪa thing that can be Object / [ əb to say that one is not
seen and touched, but is not alive in favour of sb/sth; to protest.
15 Bow / [ bəʊ ] a weapon used for Bow / [ baʊ ] to move your head or the top
shooting arrows, consisting of a long half of your body forwards and downwards
curved piece of wood with a tight string as a sign of respect or to say hello or goodbye
joining its ends
2. Homonym : a word spelt and pronunced like another word but with different meaning

No. Word
1 Fly [ (v ) to move through air or space Fly [ (n) a small flying insect with two wings
]
2 Fall [ (v) drop down from a higher level Fall [ (n) act of falling, amount of sth that
to lower level ] has fallen ]
3 Fat [ (adj) weighing too much, thick or Fat [ (n) substance in the body of animals
wide ] and humans, stored under the skin ]
4 Fancy [ (v) want sth or want to do sth ] Fancy [ (adj) unusually complicated, often
in an unnecessary way ]
5 Far [ (adv) at or to a great distance ] Far [ (adj) more distant; at the furthest
point in a particular direction ]
6 Sack [ (v) dismiss sb from a job ] Sack [ (n) large bag of strong material for
carrying coal, potatoes, etc ]
7 Pack [ (v) put clothes, etc into a bag for a Pack [ (n) container thats holds a number
trip away from home ] of things or an amount of sth, ready to be
sold ]
8 Part [ (n) some but not all of something ] Part [ (v) separate; leave sb ]
9 Ice [ (n) water that has frozen and Ice [ (v) cover a cake with icing, cover sth
become solid ] with ice; become covered with ice ]
10 Keep [ (v) cause sth or sb to remain in a Keep [ (n) food, clothes and all the other
state or position ] things a person needs to live ]
11 Run [ ( v ) move using your legs, going Run [ (n) act of running on foot ]
faster than when you walk ]
12 Date [ ( n ) particular day of the month Date [ ( v ) write a date on sth ]
of year ]
13 Deal [ (v) give out playing cards to a Deal [ ( n ) a good/great, much; a lot ]
number of players ]
14 Order [ ( n ) way in which people or Order [ (v) tell sb to do sth ]
things are arranged in relation to one
another ]
15 Hand [ ( n ) part of the human arm below Hand [ (v) pass or give sth or sb ]
te wrist ]
 3. Homophone : a word that is pronounced like another word but has a different spelling or
meaning.

No. Word
1 Flower [ʊə ( the colored part of Flour [ʊə ( a fine white or brown
a plant from which the seed or fruit powder made from grain, especially wheat, and
develops. Flowers usually grow at the used in cooking for making bread, cakes, etc )
end of a stem and last only a short time )
2 Knight [ɪ( a man of high social rank Night [ɪ ( the time between one day and the
who had a duty to fight for his king. next when it is dark, when people usually sleep
Knights are often shown in pictures )
riding horses and wearing armor )
3 Whole [həʊl;] ( [only before noun] full; Hole [həʊl;] ( a hollow space in sth solid or in
complete, [only before noun] used to the surface of sth )
emphasize how large or important sth is
)
4 Great [greɪt] ( very large; much bigger Grate [greɪt] ( a metal frame for holding the
than average in size or quantity ) wood or coal in a fireplace )
5 Hair [heə(r);] ( the substance that looks Hare [heə(r);] ( an animal like a large rabbit
like a mass of fine threads growing with very strong back legs, that can run very
especially on the head; one of these fast )
threads growing on the body of people
and some animals )
6 Gneiss [naɪs] ( a type of metamorphic Nice [naɪs] ( pleasant, enjoyable or attractive )
rock formed at high pressure and
temperature deep in the ground )
7 Know [naʊ;] ( to have information in Now [naʊ;] ( at the present time )
your mind as a result of experience or
because you have learned or been told it
)
 8 Knead [ni ( to rub and squeeze Need [ni ( to require sth/sb because they are
muscles, etc. especially to relax them or essential or very important, not just because
to make them less painful ) you would like to have them)
9 Lye [laɪ] ( a chemical used in various Lie [laɪ] ( to be or put yourself in a flat or
industrial processes, including washing ) horizontal position so that you are not standing
or sitting )
10 Lone [ləʊn;] ( without any other people Loan [ləʊn;] ( money that an organization such
or things ) as a bank lends and sb borrows )
11 Made [meɪd;] ( past tense form of make Maid [meɪd;] ( a female servant in a house or
) hotel )
12 Male [meɪl;] ( belonging to the sex that Mail [meɪl;] ( the official system used for
does not give birth to babies; connected sending and delivering letters, packages, etc )
with this sex )
13 Pale [peɪl;] ( having skin that is almost Pail [peɪl;] ( bucket, bucketful )
white; having skin that is whiter than
usual because of illness, a strong
emotion, etc )
14 Peace [pi ( a situation or a period of Piece [pi ( an amount of sth that has been
time in which there is no war or violence cut or separated from the rest of it; a standard
in a country or an area ) amount of sth )
15 Peel [pi( to take the skin off fruit, Peal [pi ( a loud sound or series of sounds )
vegetables, etc )

The differences between Syncretism and Polysemy :

- Syncretism is a term that describes a relationship between morphology and syntax, where
the distinctions required by syntax are not realized by morphology for a subset of words.
- A polysemy is a word or symbol that has more than one meaning. In order to be considered
a polysemy, a word has to have separate meanings that can be different, but related to one
another. The meanings and the words must have the same spelling and pronunciation and
they must have the same origin. In order to be considered a polysemy, the word has to
retain the same sound and the same spelling, but with distinct meanings. The difference
between a polysemy and a homonym is difficult to determine.