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English for Migrants

Friday, 28 August, 2015

Homographs

What do Row, Row & Row mean? Migrants find it difficult to guess the meaning of words when aword is spelt the same as one with another meaning. Row can be a row of trees or pronounced like 'how' can mean an argument. Homographs cause a lot of confusion. But what exactly are these words and are there any tips to guessing their meanings. This lesson teaches you what they are and how simple it is to know what they mean.

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