Friday, November 16, 2012

Homophones


Homophones are words that sound alike, may have the same spelling, but differ in meaning.

Drought means dry, arid, famine, dearth, lack, etc.
Draught means air current, a dose of liquid, etc.

The farmers of the drought-hit areas sought help from the Government.
His gold medal ended his country’s decade-long international medal drought.
The cold draught was coming from a hole in the roof.
He had a draught of ale in the morning.

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