Heteronyms and Homophones American English pronunciation

I’ve done some blog entries on words

that are hetero names and on words that

are homophones and today I want to look

at words that are both hetero names and

homophones to begin the word base

spelled ba SS it has the ay as in say

diphthong

it means low in pitch it is also a

stringed instrument base it is a hetero

name with the word bass also spelled bas

s here pronounced with the as in bat

sound bass is a kind of fish it is a

homophone with the word bass spelled bas

II have many meanings one of them being

a bottom support the base for the table

is wood the word doe spelled do it has

the Oh as in no diphthong and it is the

first note in a musical scale doe

however do also spells the word do with

foo as in boo I will do that as soon as

I can so doe and do are hetero names

though is also part of a homophone set

spelled do e Doe is a baby deer spelled

do you gh doe is something that is made

before you bake something for example

you must chill the dough for an hour

before cutting cookies or you must need

the bread dough for 15 minutes dough is

also slang for money the word lead

spelled le ad lead pronounced with the

EH as in bed vowel sound it is a

material or an element lead the lead is

very heavy it is a hetero name with the

word lead in which the EA now takes the

EE as in she vowel sound this is a verb

I will lead you to her lead is also a

homophone with the past tense of the

word lead with which it was a hetero

name lead spelled led is the past tense

of lead I

the tour group yesterday the word

present means a gift she received many

presents for her birthday the emphasis

is on the first syllable which has the

EH as in bed and the second syllable has

the schwa sound present it is a hetero

NIM with the word present where the

emphasis falls on the second syllable

now the first syllable has the e as in

sit and the second syllable has the air

as in bed present it is a verb meaning

to show or offer I present to you mrs.

Jones the plural of the word present

presents as in I gave you two presents

for Christmas is also a homophone it is

with the word present spelled en si e

presents in this case means among other

things attendance your presence is

requested at the meeting the word ro

spelled ro w it can be a line let’s all

line up in a row it can also be a verb

meaning to paddle row has the Oh as in

no diphthong

it is a hetero name with the word rau

where it takes the ow as in now

diphthong and it means a fight my

brother and I always had spectacular

rouse when we were younger ro ro w is

also a homophone with ro ro e which

means fish eggs

I prefer sushi without ro the word slew

spelled SLE o ugh

and pronounced with the ooh as in boo

vowel sound it means a marshy area it is

in a hetero NIM group with two other

words pronounced ow Slough with the ow

as in now diphthong

it is very related to the first

definition it is like a hole with lots

of deep mud in it when it is pronounced

with the UH as in butter with the

unvoiced F sound Slough then it is the

outer layer of skin on a snake it is

also the

of when the snake gets rid of that outer

layer and it is also used figuratively

meaning to dismiss something ice left

over my friends insult of my brother

Slough is also part of a homophone set

when spelled SLE w it is the past tense

of slay he slew the dragon it is also a

large number there were a slew of people

at the baseball game when spelled SL UE

it means to rotate or turn the last word

tier spelled te AR it is what we shed

when we cry

it is a hetero NIM with the word ter

where it takes on the air as in share at

diphthong and it means to rip something

it is a homophone with the word tear

spelled ti ER that means level or

ranking she went to a top-tier law

school