Homonyms
Compose sentences to prove that each of these words has at least two quite different meanings.
Compose sentences to prove that each of these words has at least two quite different meanings.
Each of the words below has more than one possible meaning. Compose your own sentences to show what those different meanings are.
1. Long. 2. Plot. 3. Refuse. 4. Junk. 5. Nail. 6. Let.
For each word above, choose one or more suitable meanings from this list.
1. A conspiracy. 2. Umpire’s call in tennis. 3. The events of a novel or film. 4. A Chinese sailing boat. 5. Turn down an offer, or reject a command. 6. Rubbish, waste. 7. An area of earth, especially for growing or building things. 8. Claw on the finger ends. 9. Something worthless. 10. Metal pin driven home with a hammer. 11. Make available to rent. 12. Bric-a-brac, something useless such as mass-marketing emails. 13. Yearn. 14. Allow. 15. Extending over great time or distance. 16. Mark out points on a graph.
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