In English, some nouns, verbs, and adjectives are spelled the same but pronounced differently, i.e., different syllables are emphasized.

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Question: What do we call a word that has the same spelling as another word but has a different sound and meaning?

Answer: a "heteronym"

Origin: <em>from Greek</em>... 'hetero-' means 'different' ... '-onym' means 'name' or 'word'

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Legend: (n = noun) (v = verb) (adj = adjective)

1)   You can insult (v) someone by shouting an insult (n).

2)   A rebel (n) is someone who has decided to rebel (v).

3)   I want you to separate (v) the cards into two separate (adj) piles.

4)   It was appropriate (adj) for the teacher to appropriate (v) the boy's knife.

5)   I tried to console (v) the controller as he stood at his console (n).

6)   John was content (adj) that the content (n) of the box was undamaged.

7)   Ron tried to intimate (v) that Liz had an intimate (adj) relationship with Ben.

8)   The President will recount (v) the events that led to a vote recount (n).

9)   I resent (v) the fact that the letter was lost, but I have resent (v) it.

10) The speaker had to address (v) the group to explain why he changed his address (n).