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    UHS 2019 Homophoness

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    This document provides examples of functional homophones in 3 sentences or less: 1) It lists numerous pairs of words that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, such as "accept" and "except," "ad" and "add," and "ail" and "ale." 2) The homophones cover a wide range of parts of speech including verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs and others. 3) Understanding the distinction between these homophones is important for clear communication and avoiding misunderstandings.

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    This document provides examples of functional homophones in 3 sentences or less: 1) It lists numerous pairs of words that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, such as "accept" and "except," "ad" and "add," and "ail" and "ale." 2) The homophones cover a wide range of parts of speech including verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs and others. 3) Understanding the distinction between these homophones is important for clear communication and avoiding misunderstandings.

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    This document provides examples of functional homophones in 3 sentences or less: 1) It lists numerous pairs of words that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, such as "accept" and "except," "ad" and "add," and "ail" and "ale." 2) The homophones cover a wide range of parts of speech including verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs and others. 3) Understanding the distinction between these homophones is important for clear communication and avoiding misunderstandings.

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    UHS 2019 Homophoness

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    This document provides examples of functional homophones in 3 sentences or less: 1) It lists numerous pairs of words that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, such as "accept" and "except," "ad" and "add," and "ail" and "ale." 2) The homophones cover a wide range of parts of speech including verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs and others. 3) Understanding the distinction between these homophones is important for clear communication and avoiding misunderstandings.

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    Some key takeaways from the passage are that it discusses homophones (words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings) in a medical context. It provides examples of homophones and their meanings.

    Detroit is described as an industrial town.

    The Jews were persecuted for their religious beliefs.

    Functional Homophones

    (UHS MDCAT 2019)


    accept - take in except - other than
    ad - advertisement add - join, combine
    advice - guidance advise - recommend
    aid - assist, assistance aide - one who gives assistance
    ail - to suffer poor health ale - a beverage
    air - atmosphere ere - before heir - one who inherits
    property
    aisle - a passage I'll - contraction of I will isle - island
    allusion - an indirect illusion - false appearance
    reference
    altar - table in a church alter - to change
    ate - past tense of eat eight - the number 8
    bail - to clear water bail - release of a prisoner bale - a large bundle
    band - a ring, something that band - a group banned - prohibited
    binds
    bare - uncovered bear - large animal bear - support, yield
    bases - starting points bases - four stations on a baseball field basis - a basic principle
    beat - to strike, overcome beat - exhausted beet - a plant with red roots
    blew - past tense of blow blue - the color
    bread - baked food item bred - produced
    buy - purchase by - near, through bye - goodbye
    capital - punishable by death capital - chief city capitol - building where
    legislature meets
    ceiling - top of a room sealing - setting, fastening
    cell - compartment sell - vend
    cent - penny coin scent - an odor sent - past tense of send
    cereal - breakfast food serial - sequential
    chews - gnaws with teeth choose - to select
    Chile- country in South chili - bean stew chilly - frosty
    America
    chord - musical tone cord - rope
    cite - quote site - location sight - view
    close - opposite of open clothes - clothing
    coarse - rough course - path, procedure
    complement – enhance; go compliment - praise
    together
    conduct - behavior conduct - to lead
    council - committee counsel - guidance
    creak - squeak creek - stream of water
    crews - gangs cruise - ride on a boat
    days - plural of day daze - stun
    dear - darling deer- woodland animal
    desert - to abandon desert - dry land dessert - after-dinner treat
    dew - morning mist do - operate due - payable

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    die - cease to exist dye - color
    discreet - tactful discrete - distinct
    doe - female dear dough - uncooked bread
    dual - double duel - battle
    elicit - draw out illicit - illegal
    eminent - distinguished imminent - soon
    ewe - female sheep you - second-person personal pronoun
    eye - sight organ I - first-person personal pronoun
    facts - true things fax - a document transmitted via
    telephone
    fair - equal fare - price
    fairy - elflike creature with ferry - boat
    wings
    faze - impact phase - stage
    feat - achievement feet - plural of foot
    find - to discover fined - charged a penalty
    fir - type of tree fur - animal hair
    flea - small biting insect flee - run
    flew - did fly flu - illness
    flour - powdery, ground up flower - blooming plant
    grain
    for - on behalf of fore - front four - three plus one
    forth - onward fourth - number four
    foreword - introduction to a forward - advancing
    book
    gene - a chromosome jean - fabric; pants
    gorilla - big ape guerrilla - warrior
    grease - fat Greece - country in Europe
    groan - moan grown - form of grow
    hair - head covering hare - rabbit-like animal
    hall - passageway haul - tow
    halve - cut in two parts have - possess
    hay - animal food hey - interjection to get attention
    heal - mend heel - back of foot
    hear - to listen here - at this place
    hi - hello high - up far
    hoarse - croaky horse - riding animal
    hole - opening whole - entire
    holey - full of holes holy - divine wholly - entirely
    hoarse - rough voice horse - animal
    hour - sixty minutes our - belonging to us
    knead - massage need - desire
    knew - did know new - not old
    knight - feudal horseman night - evening
    knot - tied rope not - negative
    know - have knowledge no - opposite of yes
    lead - metal led - was the leader
    leased - past tense of lease least - the minimum
    lessen - make smaller lesson - class

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    loan - lend lone - solitary
    made - did make maid - servant
    mail - postage male - opposite of female
    marry - to wed merry - very happy
    meat - animal protein meet - encounter
    mince - to chop finely mints - type of sweet
    morning - a.m. mourning - remember the dead
    none - not any nun - woman who takes special vows
    oar - boat paddle or - otherwise ore - mineral
    oh - expression of surprise or owe - be obligated
    awe
    one - single won - did win
    overdo - do too much overdue - past due date
    pail - bucket pale - not bright
    pain - hurt pane - window glass
    peace - calm piece - segment
    peak – highest point peek - glance
    patience - being willing to patients - person treated in a hospital
    wait or by a doctor
    pear - a type of fruit pair - two (usually matching)
    plain - ordinary plane - flight machine plane; flat
    surface
    pole - post poll - survey
    poor - not rich pour - make flow
    pray - implore God prey - quarry
    principal - most important principle - belief
    rain – water from sky rein - bridle
    rap - tap wrap - drape around
    read - past tense of the verb red - color
    to read
    real - factual reel - roll
    right - correct; not left write - scribble
    ring - encircle wring - squeeze
    road - street rode - past tense of ride
    role - function roll - rotate
    rose - flower rows - lines
    sail - move by wind power sale - bargain price
    scene - landscape seen - viewed
    sea - ocean segment see - observe with eyes
    seam - joining edge seem - appear
    sew - connect with thread so - as a result sow - plant
    soar - ascend sore - hurt place
    sole - single soul - essence
    son - male child sun - the star that lights the solar
    system
    some - a few sum - amount
    stair - step stare - to look at steadily
    steal - swipe steel - alloy
    suite - large room in a hotel sweet - the opposite of sour

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    tail - animal’s appendage tale - story
    their - belonging to them there - at that place they’re - they are
    threw - past tense of throw through - passing from one place to
    another
    to - toward too - also two - the number 2
    toe - foot appendage tow - pull along
    vary - differ very - wail - howl
    wail - howl whale - huge sea mammal
    waist - area below ribs waste - squander
    wait – kill time weight - measurable load
    war - battle wore - did wear
    warn - caution worn - used
    way - path weigh - measure mass
    we - us wee - tiny
    weak - not strong week - seven days
    wear - to don attire where - question word
    weather - climate whether - if
    which - that witch - sorcerer
    wood - material coming from would - conditional auxiliary
    trees
    your - belonging to you you’re - you are

    Nature of Question:
    1. The ___ treatment of prisoners is now advocated by all. (human, humane)
    2. Detroit is an ____ town. (industrial, industrious)
    3. The Jews were ___ for their religious beliefs. (prosecuted, persecuted)
    4. When his neighbor punched him, Jones decides to ___. (persecute, prosecute)
    5. Her funeral ___ were performed yesterday. (rights, rites)

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