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Old 29-Nov-2004, 20:34
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Hi teachers,

heres my question. please give me a list of words that are spelt the same, sound the same and have completely different meanings.

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You need a list of Homonyms.

See: http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...q=Homonym+list
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Hi teachers,

heres my question. please give me a list of words that are spelt the same, sound the same and have completely different meanings.

Thanks
Here's a start:
spelt is the past tense of spell.
slept is a type of wheat.

sound is an utterance, or noise.
sound is a body of water. (Example: Puget Sound.)

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