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English words whose meaning is changed |
Noun | Verb |
ABstract | abstRACT |
ACcent | acCENT |
ADdict | adDICT |
ADdress | adDRESS |
ANnex | anNEX |
ALly | alLY |
ATtribute | atTRIBute |
COMbat | comBAT |
COMmune | comMUNE |
COMpact | comPACT |
COMpound | comPOUND |
COMpress | comPRESS |
CONduct | conDUCT |
CONfines | conFINES |
CONflict | conFLICT |
CONscript | conSCRIPT |
CONsort | conSORT |
CONtract | conTRACT |
CONtrast | conTRAST |
CONverse | conVERSE |
CONvert | conVERT |
CONvict | conVICT |
DEcrease | deCREASE |
DEsert | deSERT |
DEtail | deTAIL |
DIScard | disCARD |
DIScharge | disCHARGE |
ENvelope | enVELope |
EScort | esCORT |
EXploit | exPLOIT |
EXport | exPORT |
EXtract | exTRACT |
FInance | fiNANCE |
FRAgment | fragMENT |
IMpact | imPACT |
IMprint | imPRINT |
INcrease | inCREASE |
INsert | inSERT |
INsult | inSULT |
MANdate | manDATE |
OBject | obJECT |
OVERcharge | overCHARGE |
OVERwork | overWORK |
PERmit | perMIT |
PERvert | perVERT |
PREfix | preFIX |
PREsent | preSENT |
PROceeds | proCEEDS |
PROcess | proCESS |
PROduce | proDUCE |
PROgress | proGRESS |
PROject | proJECT |
PROtest | proTEST |
RAMpage | ramPAGE |
REBel | reBEL |
REcap | reCAP |
REcall | reCALL |
REcord | reCORD |
REfill | reFILL |
REfund | reFUND |
REfuse | refUSE |
REject | reJECT |
REplay | rePLAY |
SUBject | subJECT |
SURvey | surVEY |
SUSpect | susPECT |
TORment | torMENT |
TRANSfer | transFER |
TRANSplant | transPLANT |
TRANSport | transPORT |
UPset | upSET |
Adjective | Verb |
ABsent | abSENT |
FREquent | freQUENT |
PERfect | perFECT |
Adjective | Noun |
inVALid | INvalid |
miNUTE (my noot) | MInute (min it) |
comPLEX | COMplex |
English Lessons with Practice Exercises: for the ESL student or teacher (paid link) By Gabriel F. Gargiulo
This book is the result of questions posed in class by students of ESL.
Each chapter is a short lesson on some aspect of American English.
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Clear Speech Student's book: Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in American English (paid link) By Judy B. Gilbert
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If this isn't enough, there are words whose different meanings are distinguished by a change in sound of one of the letters. (Voicing). Unauthorized reproduction prohibited
Abuse, with the S sounding like S in See, is a noun.
Abuse, with the S sounding like Z in Zebra, is a verb.
Close, with the S sounding like S in See, is an adjective.
Close, with the S sounding like Z in Zebra, is a verb.
Excuse, with the S sounding like S in See, is a noun.
Excuse, with the S sounding like Z in Zebra, is a verb.
House, with the S sounding like S in See, is a noun.
House, with the S sounding like Z in Zebra, is a verb.
Use, with the S sounding like S in See, is a noun.
Use, with the S sounding like Z in Zebra, is a verb.
I used to smoke, with the S in used sounding like S in See, means "I smoked in the past. I don't now".
I used a hammer, with the S sounding like Z in Zebra, means "I did something by means of a hammer".
It gets worse. There are words which have different meanings shown by different pronunciations.
Advocate, rhyming with rate, is a verb
Advocate, rhyming with hit, is a noun
Appropriate, rhyming with rate, is a verb
Appropriate, rhyming with hit, is an adjective
Approximate, rhyming with rate, is a verb
Approximate, rhyming with hit, is an adjective
Articulate, rhyming with rate, is a verb
Articulate, rhyming with hit, is an adjective and a noun
Associate, rhyming with rate, is a verb
Associate, rhyming with hit, is an adjective and a noun
Bass, with the a of cat, is a type of fish
Bass, with the a of face, means "with a low frequency tone"
Bow, with the o of bone, is used with a violin, also for shooting arrows
Bow, rhymes with cow, is a verb - what an actor does after a performance, what a dog does
Deliberate, rhyming with rate, is a verb
Deliberate, rhyming with hit, is an adjective
Does, rhymes with fuzz, is a verb
Does, rhymes with rose, = female deer
Dove, with the o of bone, is a verb, the past tense of dive
Dove, rhymes with love, = bird
Duplicate, rhyming with rate, is a verb
Duplicate, rhyming with hit, is an adjective and a noun
Elaborate, rhyming with rate, is a verb
Elaborate, rhyming with hit, is an adjective
Estimate, rhyming with rate, is a verb
Estimate, rhyming with hit, is an adjective
Graduate, rhyming with rate, is a verb
Graduate, rhyming with hit, is a noun
Live, with the i of hit, is a verb
Live, with the i of five, is an adjective
Moderate, rhyming with rate, is a verb
Moderate, rhyming with hit, is an adjective
Multiply, rhyming with by is a verb
Multiply, rhyming with Lee, is an adverb
Polish, written with a capital P and the O sounding like O in bOne, is an adjective of nationality.
polish, written with a small p and the O sounding like O in hOt, is a verb or a noun.
Separate, rhyming with rate, is a verb
Separate, rhyming with hit, is an adjective
Tear, rhymes with where, is a verb
Tear, rhymes with near, is a noun
Wind, with the i of five, is a verb
Wind, with the i of hit, is a noun
Wound, with au of found, (ah-oo) is a verb
Wound, with the oo of food, is a noun
Unauthorized reproduction prohibited