Heteronyms are words that have the same spelling but different pronunciation.
For instance ‘live’
‘we live in Scotland’ but ‘it was a live concert’.
And how about ‘resume’
‘I sent them my resume’ vs ‘please return to your seats, the concert will resume in 2 minutes’.
Sometimes it’s straightforward but sometimes it’s a little more confusing… (Like the word ‘polish’)
Want to hear more? In this episode, you’ll find a bunch of them:
And here are the specific times for each word:
0:33 tear
1:17 read
3:16 live
3:34 Polish
4:00 resume
4:59 use
5:16 close
5:53 present
7:18 record
7:58 desert
9:14 produce
Once you’re done watching the video, let me know which were the trickiest for you?
And if you haven’t watched the previous episode of the series, come here to learn about homophones. Words that are spelled differently but sound exactly the same! #EnglishIsConfusing
11 Comments on “Heteronyms: Same Spelling but Different Pronunciation? 😱”
very useful videoI’d like to see the differents between LIVE and LEAVE
Hi Alberto, I think this will help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3OKnbAaWSs
Hi Hadar ! My congratulation for the amazing, entertaining way of teaching !
thanks for hospitality and good personality
Hi Hadar, this is the best video yet. I’m a Cantonese speaker and hearing impaired. It is doubly hard to remember what I learned from your video. Just when I thought I have seen the best video, you come out with yet a better one.
What about Worm and Warm?
Hey Hadar,Yet another awesome and super-educational video – thanks! In response to your challenge:bow leadminuteobject
Somehow the words got squished together, so again:bow lead minute object
produce
I love these kinds of videos!!! Pronunciation is always helpful!!!THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Aleah and Ale’ah