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2.7 Homonyms and polysemes

Homonyms and polysemes have to do with a single form and several meanings. If words have the same form, but completely different meanings, they are homonyms; and if they have the same form and somehow different but related meanings, they are polysemes. Homonyms also have other two variations. If words have the same sound, but different spelling, they are called homophones. If they have the same spelling, but different sound, they are called homographs.

LAS Activity 207. Homonyms and Polysemes (PORTFOLIO)

Instructions

  1. Download the following Word file ‘LAS Activity 207’. Match the kind of word with its corresponding examples, and then add to examples of each kind.
    2. LAS Activity 207
  2. Once you finish this activity, save it as PDF, name it LAS_207_LastName_FirstName, and upload it in Eminus in the corresponding section in ‘Actividades’.
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207 Activity 07

A little of fun

Instructions

  1. Complete the following jokes with the corresponding word from the box.
  2. Once you finish, save it as a PDF file, name it as you want, and share it in the corresponding forum.

a.    Waiter, what do you call this?

It's soup, sir.

I don't care what it's . What is it now?

b.    Why are black clouds like somebody riding a horse?

Because they both hold the .

c.    A teacher saw two boys fighting in the playground

Stop! You know the school rules - No fighting .

But sir, we weren't fighting . We were fighting quietly.

d.    Did you hear about the novelist who lived on the ninth floor of a block of flats?

He dropped six into a wastepaper basket and lived

e.    Have you ever hunted ?

f.    How can I get rid of my headache?

Hit your head against the window and the will disappear

g.    What is the effect of seven days dieting?

They make one .

h.    What did the small shy stone say?

I wish I was a little .

i. Fortune teller: Would you like your palm , sir?

Man: No, thanks, I like the colourit is now.

LAS Activity 208. FORUM A little of fun

Instructions

  1. Go to the forum LAS Activity 208 FORUM A Little of fun when indicated to compare your answers for this activity. Comment on the type of words and the way in which they are being used.
  2. Remember that for forums you need to post your main participation and reply to two of your classmates.
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