Homographs

Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.

For example:

He hit the nail with the hammer. OR She broke her nail, and it hurt.

bat - piece of sports equipment OR an animal
wave – move the hand in greeting OR sea water coming into shore
bass – type of fish OR low, deep voice


Try these homograph games for practice:

http://www.ezschool.com/Games/Homographs.html


http://www.quia.com/cb/8285.html


http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/homof.html