Compare
the spellings of the homonym sets given below. Underline the letters that
are different. Check the word meanings in the dictionary. Write each word
meaning and a sentence using that meaning.
Homonyms
Word meanings Sentences
1. counsel
(
advice / We
counseled
them patience and hard work. )
council
(
committee / The state
council issued a new decreed. )
2. complement
(
supplement / The two
tools complement each other. )
compliment
(
praise / A book was
sent to him with compliments. )
3. elicit
(
obtain / They tried
to elicit answers from her. )
illicit
(
unlawful / Beware of
illicit dealings. )
4. principal
(
main / The principal
task is to get his consent. )
principle
(
rule / He is a man
of principle )
5. stationary
(
fixed / Stationary
targets are easy to aim at. )
stationery
(
writing materials
/ They bought three pens at the stationery counter. )
6. aisle
(
doorway / She walked
along the aisle in the church. )
isle
(
small island / There
are some isles not far away from the continent. )
7. canvas
(
picture / The painter
put his canvas on the wall. )
canvass
(
seek votes / They
claimed to have canvassed half of the votes. )
8. discrete
(
particular / On the
table are some discrete pages from a book. )
