1. SNS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, COIMBATORE
HS6251- TECHNICAL ENGLISH II
C.Vennila
Assistant Professor/English
Department of science and Humanities
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2. Guess… the topic
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3. Homonyms Greek homonymous homos - “the same” nym - “word”
words identical in sound form
Spellings
different in meaning,
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4. A dog does this on the outside / tree trunk.
bark
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5. A tree /middle of your hand.
palm
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6. A flower / Found in your eye.
iris
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7. A sixtieth of a minute / not first.
second
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8. Shiver /holding the arrows.
quiver
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9. Smooth /not odd numbers.
even
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10. A less heavy way to start a fire.
lighter
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11. Let’s Refresh Activity
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12. Definition of Homophones
Identical in sound form but
Different in spelling
Meaning
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13. A branch of a tree
Bough
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14. To bend the body or head, as in salutation
Bow
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15. A leather strap fastened
to the end of a bridle
Rein
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16. Water that falls in drops from the sky
Rain
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17. To understand the meaning of something written
Read
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18. The straight stalk of any of various grasses growing in marshy places
Reed
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19. Find out the word that matches with the picture
meat, meet
flour, flower 1. 5. 6.
Hare, hair 2.
horse, hoarse 7. 3.
pale, pail
Bawl, ball 8.
Plain, plane
I, eye 4. .
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20. Write the correct word that best completes each sentence
1. ___________ (Peace, Piece) in the Middle East seems a distant dream now.
2. ___________ England is known for its damp, and often cold, (climb, clime).
3. ___________ the engineers were afraid the dam would (brake, break) if the water got any higher.
4. __________ we came in late and only saw the (tail, tale) end of the movie.
5. ___________ the symptoms of the disease include stomach (pain, pane), muscle aches and vomiting.
6.__________ the baby kept staring at the (ceiling, sealing), fascinated with his new world.
7. ___________ Michael has just ordered a new bedroom (suite, sweet) and it is beautiful!
8. ___________ the (patience, patients) at the state mental hospital had little hope of ever leaving.
9. __________ He was looking for the bread (aisle, I'll, idol, isle) so he could buy bagels.
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21. Assignment
Find and write any 10 sentences of your own for Homonyms & Homophones
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22. THANK YOU
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