1. CBT-English VOCABULARY SUITE
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2. Which meaning do you mean?
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Which meaning do you mean?
Homographs
Words with multiple meanings
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3. 1 My father saves his money in the bank.
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Many English words have more than one meaning. For instance, the word bank. Click on bank to know what it means.
1 My father saves his money in the bank.
2 We sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents.
3 The pilot had to bank the plane to avoid the birds.
(For each item, show a picture with the sentence. The student clicks on the word and the definition appears. Possible audio complement: A voice reads the sentence, then when the word bank is clicked, reads the meaning.)
Meanings:
1 A financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
A slope of land beside a body of water
Tilt while turning
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Bank is just one of the many words in English that have more than one meaning. These words are called multiple-meaning words or homographs.
(Audio: Student clicks on “multiple-meaning words” and “homographs” to hear how they are pronounced.)
(Flash rapidly across the screen these homographs, showing each with two or more meanings):
BAT (picture of flying mammal)
BAT (picture of baseball bat)
FLY (picture of the insect)
FLY (picture of a bird flying)
PEN (picture of the writing implement)
PEN (picture of a pigpen
ROCK (picture of a big stone)
ROCK (picture of baby being rocked to sleep)
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5. In this lesson you will:
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In this lesson you will:
Define what a homograph is
Identify the homograph being referred to in various contexts
Use context clues to identify the meaning of a homograph in a text.
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What are homographs?
A homograph is one of two or more words that have the same
spelling but differ in meaning, origin, or sometimes pronunciation.
Homographs can be used in different ways, depending on the
surrounding words, known as the context.
Play the Homograph Jeopardy and find out what homograph is
referred to by the clues.
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7. Kat, can this be done? If not a simpler game may be devised. 100 200
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(Homograph Jeopardy: This game is adapted from The TV game Jeopardy.
Use a 3 x 3 grid with rows of 100, 200, and 300, respectively.
When the student clicks on 100, e.g., an item appears. Each item has a window for typing the answer. After typing the answer, the student clicks on “Submit” and the feedback appears. The user then clicks on “Continue” and is taken back to the grid to select the next cell. The used cell has a smiley if answered correctly and a “frownie” if incorrectly answered. Below the grid is a running scoreboard.)
Kat, can this be done? If not a simpler game may be
devised.
100
200
300
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8. A spinning toy OR the opposite of bottom
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(Homograph Jeopardy items. See sample format below.)
Item 1 (100)
A spinning toy OR the opposite of bottom
SUBMIT CONTINUE
TOP
(When student clicks “Submit”, the feedback window appears. Clicking on “Continue” takes the student back to the Jeopardy grid. See sample feedback for Item 1 below. )
(Correct answer):
Your answer is CORRECT. Click “Continue”.
(Incorrect answer):
INCORRECT. The right answer is TOP. A top is a toy that you spin. Top is also a word the means the opposite of bottom. Click “Continue”.
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9. To move through the air OR a type of insect
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(Homograph Jeopardy)
Item 2 (100)
To move through the air OR a type of insect
SUBMIT CONTINUE
FLY
(FEEDBACK)
(Correct answer):
Your answer is CORRECT. Click “Continue”.
(Incorrect answer):
INCORRECT. The right answer is FLY. Birds and planes can fly or move through the air. Fly is also the name of an insect. Click “Continue”.
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10. Goes away OR the green parts of a tree
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(Homograph Jeopardy)
Item 3 (100)
Goes away OR the green parts of a tree
SUBMIT CONTINUE
LEAVES
(FEEDBACK)
(Correct answer):
Your answer is CORRECT. Click “Continue”.
(Incorrect answer):
INCORRECT. The right answer is LEAVES. When someone leaves, he or she goes away. Leaves also refer to the green parts of a tree that fall. Click “Continue.”
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11. Goes away OR the green parts of a tree
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(Homograph Jeopardy)
Item 3 (100)
Goes away OR the green parts of a tree
SUBMIT CONTINUE
LEAVES
(FEEDBACK)
(Correct answer):
Your answer is CORRECT. Click “Continue”.
(Incorrect answer):
INCORRECT. The right answer is LEAVES. When someone leaves, he or she goes away. Leaves also refer to the green parts of a tree that fall. Click “Continue.”
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12. Opposite of heavy OR opposite of dark
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(Homograph Jeopardy)
Item 4 (200)
Opposite of heavy OR opposite of dark
SUBMIT CONTINUE
LIGHT
(FEEDBACK)
(Correct answer):
Your answer is CORRECT. Click “Continue”.
(Incorrect answer):
INCORRECT. The right answer is LIGHT. Something that is not heavy is light. Light can also mean not dark. Click “Continue.”
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13. Twelve inches OR a part of your body
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(Homograph Jeopardy)
Item 5 (200)
Twelve inches OR a part of your body
SUBMIT CONTINUE
FOOT
(FEEDBACK)
(Correct answer):
Your answer is CORRECT. Click “Continue”.
(Incorrect answer):
INCORRECT. The right answer is FOOT. You have a foot at the end of each leg. Something that measures 12 inches is a foot long. Click “Continue.”
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14. Something you use to light a fire OR two things that go together.
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(Homograph Jeopardy)
Item 6 (200)
Something you use to light a fire OR
two things that go together.
SUBMIT CONTINUE
MATCH
(FEEDBACK)
(Correct answer):
Your answer is CORRECT. Click “Continue”.
(Incorrect answer):
INCORRECT. The right answer is MATCH. You use a match to light a fire. Two things that are similar or go together are said to match. Click “Continue.”
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15. Another word for smart OR something that gives off a lot of light.
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(Homograph Jeopardy)
Item 7 (300)
Another word for smart OR something that
gives off a lot of light.
SUBMIT CONTINUE
BRIGHT
(FEEDBACK)
(Correct answer):
Your answer is CORRECT. Click “Continue”.
(Incorrect answer):
INCORRECT. The right answer is BRIGHT. A bright person is smart. Something that gives off a lot of light is bright. Click “Continue.”
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16. What you do with a hammer OR a place for stray animals.
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(Homograph Jeopardy)
Item 8 (300)
What you do with a hammer OR a place
for stray animals.
SUBMIT CONTINUE
POUND
(FEEDBACK)
(Correct answer):
Your answer is CORRECT. Click “Continue”.
(Incorrect answer):
INCORRECT. The right answer is POUND. We pound a nail with a hammer. Lost dogs and kittens are placed in the animal pound. Click “Continue.”
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17. A journey OR to stumble over something.
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(Homograph Jeopardy)
Item 9 (300)
A journey OR to stumble over something.
SUBMIT CONTINUE
TRIP
(FEEDBACK)
(Correct answer):
Your answer is CORRECT. Click “Continue”.
(Incorrect answer):
INCORRECT. The right answer is TRIP. Someone who goes on a journey takes a trip. Trip also means to stumble over something, e.g., you may trip if your foot catches on a wire. Click “Continue.”
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18. 1500/1800 100 200 300 Click on your score CONTINUE
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(Homograph Jeopardy)
(Note that there is a running scoreboard next to or under the Jeopardy grid. When
the final score is shown, the student can click on the scoreboard to get the
feedback.)
Click on your score
100
200
300
1500/1800
CONTINUE
(Feedback)
(1800) Congratulations, you got a perfect score! Click “Continue” to know more about homographs.
( ) Well done! Click “Continue” to know more about homographs.
( ) Your score is okay but you need to know more about homographs. Click “Continue”.
(1000 and below) You definitely need to improve your knowledge of
homographs. This is your chance! Click “Continue”.
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19. How to identify the meaning of a homograph
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How to identify the meaning of a homograph
To understand what you read, you need to make sure that you
get the meaning intended by the author. You need to be especially alert if the author uses homographs. If you
use another meaning for a homograph other than the one intended by the author, then you will misunderstand the text.
How do you make sure that you get the right meaning for a homograph used in a text you are reading? You need to pay attention to context, or how the word is used in the passage.
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20. Read this sentence from the story “Mafatu and the Ma’o.”
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Read this sentence from the story “Mafatu and the Ma’o.”
Think about the meaning of bank as it is used in the
sentence.
Mafatu had banked his fire the night before in the
natural shelter of a cave and he resolved never to let
the sparks die out.
In the sentence, note that the word bank does not have anything to do with an institution dealing with money. It does not refer to a river bank either. Nor does it mean the action of tilting.
(Make a link for “Mafatu and the Ma’o”. The link gives a synopsis of the story.
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21. (LINK: Synopsis of “Mafatu and the Ma’o”.)
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(LINK: Synopsis of “Mafatu and the Ma’o”.)
“Mafatu and the Ma’o” is taken from the novel Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry. Mafatu, son of the great Polynesian chief of Hikuero, was scorned by his people because of his fear of the sea. To earn his proper place among them, he set out in his canoe, alone except for his dog Uri, and his pet albatross--determined to conquer his fear or to be conquered. But a storm wrecked his canoe and tossed him onto a deserted island. This chapter narrates how Mafatu learned to conquer his fear of the sea while on the island, building the canoe that will take him home.
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Look at the words surrounding bank. Do you notice any that can help you determine what it means in the passage?
If your answer is “…resolved never to let the sparks die out,” you are correct. This phrase indicates that Mafatu did something to the fire so it did not die out. Thus, the phrase helps you to figure out the meaning of bank.
What do you think Mafatu did so the fire would not die out? Type your answer here:
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23. Compare your answer to the explanation below.
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Compare your answer to the explanation below.
What do you do when you bank a fire? You save it. Here, the word bank does not mean saving money but, rather, saving a fire by having it burn more slowly. Perhaps, Mafatu covered the fire with some ashes so it burned more slowly.
(Picture/Flash animation of Mafatu covering the fire with ashes so it burns more slowly )
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Now practice using context to identify the meanings of homographs. Read the sentence that tells about Mafatu. Pay attention to the context. Click on the homograph and choose its meaning as used in the sentence.
(Flash each sentence one at a time. When the student clicks on the underlined word, the options appear. Clicking on an option shows the feedback, shown in
parenthesis after each option.)
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25. In Hikuero, keeping the fire burning was a boy’s most
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Sentence 1
In Hikuero, keeping the fire burning was a boy’s most
important charge.
(options)
task or duty (Feedback: Well done!)
to attack violently (Feedback: Try again.)
What clues in the sentence help you determine the correct meaning of charge?
In Hikuero
(Feedback: Try again.)
keeping the fire burning
(Feedback: Correct. It describes a task or duty.)
most important (Feedback: Correct. As an adjective describing
charge, it indicates that charge is a noun. The two other options
are verbs.)
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26. task or duty (Feedback: Try again)
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Sentence 2
Mafatu watched as the shark turned and began to charge the raft, hitting it with its head.
(options)
task or duty (Feedback: Try again)
to attack violently (Feedback: Well done!)
What clues in the sentence help you determine the correct meaning of charge?
Mafatu watched
(Feedback: Try again.)
the shark turned and began to ___ the raft
(Feedback: Correct. We know from experience how sharks might
behave to a boat or raft.)
hitting it with its head (Feedback: Correct. This particular
action shows violence.)
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27. current style, as in dress (Feedback: Try again.)
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Sentence 3
It had taken Mafatu many hours to fashion the utensils out of the whale bones.
(options)
current style, as in dress (Feedback: Try again.)
make or form (Feedback: Well done!)
What clues in the sentence help you determine the correct meaning of fashion?
It had taken Mafatu many hours
(Feedback: Try again.)
to ___ the utensils out of the whale bones
(Feedback: Correct. Shows an action of forming or making
something.)
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28. current style, as in dress (Feedback: Well done!)
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Sentence 4
Mafatu wound the cloth around his waist, as was the fashion in Hikuero.
(options)
current style, as in dress (Feedback: Well done!)
make or form (Feedback: Try again.)
Which part of the sentence helps you determine the correct meaning of fashion?
wound the cloth around his waist
(Feedback: Correct. This phrase refers to dressing style.)
in Hikuero
(Feedback: Try again.)
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29. SELF-TEST I 1 Click on the best definition of homographs: Frame 9
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SELF-TEST I
1 Click on the best definition of homographs:
A Words with different spellings but the same meanings
(Feedback: Wrong. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but carry different meanings, depending on the context in which they are used.)
B Words with the same spelling but different meanings, and sometimes with different pronunciations
(Feedback: Good answer!)
C Words with different spellings but with the same pronunciations.
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2 What is the best strategy for identifying the meaning of a homograph when you are reading a text?
A Use a dictionary.
(Feedback: Wrong. A dictionary will give you the different meanings of a homograph but you still need to first determine which meaning is used in the passage you are reading.)
B Break the word into its meaningful parts
(Feedback: Wrong. You need to look at the context or surrounding words to determine which meaning is used in the passage.)
C Use context or how the word is used in the passage.
(Feedback: Correct. Without context, a reader cannot tell which meaning of a homograph is intended by the author.)
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SELF-TEST II
3 Read the model sentence. Take note of the context in which the underlined homograph is used. Then choose the sentence that uses the meaning of the homograph as the model sentence.
What kind of animal is that?
She used a different kind of pencil than the one I had.
(Feedback: Correct. In the model sentence, kind means “sort” or “type”.)
My grandmother is a very kind person.
(Feedback: Wrong. Here, kind is a character trait describing a friendly, generous, and warm-hearted person.)
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32. I drew a line on the paper.
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I drew a line on the paper.
I will line my drawer with a soft cloth.
(Feedback: Wrong. Here, line refers to the action of covering the inner surface of something.)
He wrote his name on the line.
(Feedback: Correct. Here, the meaning of line, which is a thin continuous mark applied on a surface such as paper, is similar to that used in the lead sentence.)
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33. Shoo, fly! Don’t bother me.
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Shoo, fly! Don’t bother me.
We will fly to Cebu tomorrow on Philippine Air Lines.
(Feedback: Wrong. Here, line refers to the action of being airborne on an airplane.)
A fly landed on my sandwich so I threw it away.
(Feedback: Correct. Here, fly, refers to an insect, which is the meaning used in the lead sentence..)
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34. CBT-English Project
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Summary
Congratulations, you have finished the lesson. By now you are aware that in English there are many homographs, or words with more than one meaning.
IN THIS LESSON, YOU:
Defined what homographs are
Identified homographs being referred to in various contexts
Used context clues to determine the meanings of homographs in
passages.
On your own, continues to apply the strategy you learned in this lesson. It is a tool that can help you become a better and more independent reader.
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