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Spelling/Pronunciation: Homographic Heterophones (pairs of words with the same spelling but different pronunciations) SET 02

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Pairs like LIVE (I live there : I saw the concert live) are a problem for most of my students: the same spelling (LIVE in this example) has two pronunciations. I am making this exercise to attempt to help students with this tricky area of English spelling/pronunciation.

prònŭncíātion-kēy:
hăt, hāte, fáther; pĕt, Pēte, café; dĭm, dīme, skí; nŏd, nōde; cŭt, cūte, acoústic; bўt, bӯte, envý; à, è, ì, ò, ù, ỳ = ə; ȧ, ė, ȯ, u̇, ẏ = similar to ĭ but stressless; rubbɇd; façade, soc©er; aġe, ğet

A	B
Centuries ago, people had to BOW to the king or queen.	bow "BOW",
The hunter used a BOW and arrow.	bōw "BUH_oo",
Adult female deer are called DOES.	dōes "DUH_ooz",
I don't smoke; but she DOES.	dŭz "DUZ",
In the US, LEAD paint hasn't been sold for years.	lĕad "LED",
The mayor needs to LEAD the city government better.	lēad "LEED",
In the past, people POLISHed their furniture regularly.	pŏlĭsh "PA lish",
She's POLISH; she's from Warsaw.	Pōlĭsh "PUH_oo_lish",

Paul New

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