Homonyms Discussion Questions

You have 5 minutes to complete this test. Match the appropriate definition to the vocabulary.

1. Before you begin reading this section use a dictionary to define the following vocabulary:

1.) According to Lao-tzu, what must the ruler provide the people with if they are to be happy?

Once she completed writing down the definitions and examples, I gave her multiple examples of alliteration and personification that she would have to identify and inform me whether the example was alliteration or personification by being able to explain her answer. Once we went through the examples, I asked Sophia to think of any examples of alliteration she has seen in everyday life. She was unable to provide me with any examples, so we went over examples I had in my power point. Some examples of alliteration I shared with Sophia were Chuckee Cheese’s, Coca-Cola, Dunkin’ Donuts, Krispy Kreme, and Mickey Mouse. Once we finished reviewed these examples, I had Sophia look at examples of alliteration and personification in famous pieces of literature. I included short quotes from famous literature and she would read them to me and identify whether it was an example of alliteration or personification and explain why she came to her answer. To conclude this lesson, I had Sophia write down her own examples of alliteration and personification as a review and also evaluate her understanding of these new terms.

Heterosexism, according to Warren J. Blumenfeld, is the system of advantages given to heterosexuals based on the social construct of gender roles and heterosexual norms, while marginalizing and oppressing homosexuals and others who do not fit into the heterosexual culture (373). The enforcement of this system is known as heteronormality. This is seen in the binary system, which is a social construct that divides people into different strictly bordered categories organized by “social roles, values, stereotypes, and behavioral and attitudinal imperatives, expressions, and expectations” (Blumenfeld 373). Those who stick to the binary system, maintain power and privilege. People who may live in the binary system, but also intentionally

vocabulary words we will discuss the definition of each of the words to make sure

3. His eyes widened and, accentuated by his __________________________________, you could tell he was sickened by the sight of his wife in the room. 4. The __________________________________ philosophy is to use a practical approach to problems, rather than theories. 5. She __________________________________ conversed with her friend on phone. 6. The room was hidden behind the __________________________________ green curtain. 7. He and his __________________________________ hung out at the bar smoking. 8. He could feel __________________________________ anger building inside himself. Matching: Match the antonym to the vocabulary word. _____ 1. concerned _____ 2. compliant _____ 3. clear, truthful _____ 4. ornate _____ 5. tiny _____ 6. beneficial _____ 7. harmful _____ 8. ideally A. austere B. equivocate C. mulish D. cynically E. benignly F. colossal G. apathetically H. pernicious

| Words that mean the same or can be used in conjunction with the term.

6) Homophone (homonym)- Each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins,

Vocabulary—For each of the terms, give the definition and the significance relative to world history of each.

1.   The word "philosophy" comes from the Greek philein (to love) and sophia (knowledge or wisdom).

7. In each of the following pairs of words, the bold italicized sounds differ by one or more phonetic properties (features). Give the IPA symbol for each italicized sound, state their differences and, in addition, state what properties they have in common. Example: phone—phonic The o in phone is mid, tense, round. The o in phonic is low, unround. Both are back vowels. bath bathe æ = Low, central, unrounded e = Mid, tense, unrounded reduce reduction ə = Low, lax, rounded v = Low, lax, unrounded cool cold u = High, tense, rounded a = Low, tense, unrounded wife wives e = Mid, tense, unrounded i = High, front, tense cats dogs æ = Low, central, unrounded o = Mid, back, rounded impolite indecent o = Front, lax, unrounded ɛ = Mid, lax, unrounded

We had to write a paragraph summarizing a situation in which you had a misunderstanding with someone. Speculate on the cause of this misunderstanding. For example, was it due to differences in interpretation of the denotative meaning of a particular word? Was it caused by the emotional impact of a word’s connotation? Or, was the

In homographic puns, the two words share the same spelling, but difference in sound and meaning. In homophonic puns, the two words share the same sound, but difference in spelling and meaning. In homonymic puns, the two words share the same spelling and sound, but difference in meaning. To make things easier to understand, let’s take a look at the below tables.

In order to show a correct interpretation of ‘Text 1’ and its features, its purpose must first be explored and deconstructed through the ‘text user’ feature of the four resource model. This feature asks generally asks three questions; what