Homophone dan Homograph dalam Bahasa Inggris

Homophones – words that sound the same

Learning English 

Dalam tata bahasa Inggris ada istilah yang disebut dengan homophone , yatu kata-kata yang memiliki pengucapan suara yang sama namun memiliki pengertian dan pengejaan yang berbeda . Contoh: spelling. For example:

My son is a doctor

The sun is really hot today.

Homophone yang ada pada article ini adalah kata-kata umum yang dikelompokkan pada aksen dan ejaan yang berbeda . Kata-kata yang di tandai UK adalah grub kata yang mirip dengan aksen British English , dan kata-kata yang diketik tebal (e.g. grate – great) adalah kata-kata yang sering diucapkan secara salah bagi para pelajar Bahasa Inggris .

i_ bean – been be – bee feat – feet flea – flee heel – he’ll – heal leak – leek meat – meet peace – piece peak – peek peal – peel reed – read sea – see seam – seem seen – scene steal – steel suite – sweet weak – week weave – we’ve UK ɔ_ US ɔ_r board – bored caught – court UK coarse – course hoarse – horse sauce – source UK saw – soar UK sort – sought UK warn – worn

e bale – bail brake – break grate – great male – mail pain – pane pair – pear pray – prey rain – reign – rein sale – sail slay – sleigh stake – steak Sunday – sundae tale – tail wail – whale wait – weight waste – waist way – weigh

ə altar – alter currant – current gorilla – guerrilla idol – idle manner – manor miner – minor a aisle – I’ll – isle aye – eye – I buy – by – bye dye – die hi – high hire – higher rye – wry sight – site right – write tyre – tire UK ear US er air – heir fair – fare bare – bear pair – pear stair – stare there – they’re – their ware – wear – where

UK aυUSoυ groan – grown hole – whole know – no loan – lone road – rode – rowed role – roll row – roe sew – so sole – soul u_ blew – blue flew – flu – flue threw – through to – too – two

Homographs: words that are spelled the same

Homographs adalah kata-kata Bahasa Inggris yang memiliki ejaan dan huruf yang sama namun memiliki pengucapan yang berbeda  dan pengertian yang berbeda , Sebagai contoh disini :

Bow (Membungkuk)    The actors came back on stage and took a bow. Bow (Busur)    He learned to hunt with a bow and arrow. Close (Tutup) Close your eyes and count to ten. Close (Dekat) Please keep close to the path, it’s easy to get lost. Content (Isi ) Soft drinks have a high sugar content. Content (Senang) I was content just to stay at home and read.  Contract (berkontraksi) Your muscles will contract if you get cold. Contract(Kontrak) The new export contract is worth £16 million. Desert (meninggalkan) He was planning to desert his family and go abroad. Desert (gurun) It hasn’t rained in this part of the desert for years. Lead (menuntun_ Just follow the signs and they will lead you to the exit. Lead (tembaga) Gold is heavier than lead.

Minute (Sebentar, Semenit) Can I speak to you for a minute, Mr Trent? Minute (Kecil) We’ve got a small house with a minute garden. Object (objek, benda) This small stone object is over 5000 years old. Object (keberatan) I strongly object to these cuts in public spending. Project (proyek) The housing project will create 5000 new homes. Project (menonjolkan) He’s trying to project a more confident image. Refuse (menolak) I won’t do it – I absolutely refuse! Refuse (membuang) Put empty bottles here and other refuse in the bin Row(dayung) I had a blazing row with my girl friend last night. Row (baris) I looked quickly along the row of books.

Tear (Air Mata) She noticed a tear in the corner of his eye. Tear (Mengoyak) To open the packet, tear along the dotted line. Used (bekas) There used to be a farm here, years ago. Used (digunakan) Explosives were used to enter the building Wind (angin) Wind speeds reached 102mph last night. Wind (memasang, melilit) You have to wind the handle to the left. Wound (luka) He wound the rope around his arm. Wound (tusukan) In the fight, one young man received a knife wound.

Itu mungkin jadi pertimbangan bagi kita bagi yang senang menerjemahakan kata-kata dalam bahasa Inggris agar lebih careful  karena dalam bahasa Inggris sendiri banyak terdapat Homophone dan Homograph.

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