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Bahasa Inggris itu unik.

Saking uniknya kita tidak lihat ada egg dalam


eggplant, tidak ada ham dalam hamburger dan tidak ada pine dalam
pineapple. Bahkan sekalipun dinamakan French Fries, ada kata French
yang berarti Perancis, Franch Fries tidak dibuat di Perancis. Itulah
uniknya bahasa Inggris!
Salah satu problem bagi kita yang belajar bahasa Inggris adalah
pronunciation atau pengucapan dan homograf jadi Homograf, ejaannya
sama tapi membingungkan karena pengucapan dan maknanya
berbeda.
Berikut ini 10 kata homograf yang seringkali diucapkan tidak sesuai
dengan maknanya.
1. Tear (noun)
Yang pertama adalah kata ‘tear. Tear adalah kata benda
bermaknanya a break that has been made in something, robekan
pada sesuatu seperti kain atau kertas.
Contoh, there’s a tear in the corner of the paper.

Kata yang sama tapi pengucapanya berbeda adalah ‘tier’. ‘tier’


berarti a drop of liquid that comes out of your eyes, tetesan air
mata, nangis loe
Contoh, the memory brought a tear to her eye

2. Wind (noun)
a) W-I-N-D bila kata ini kata benda kalian mengucapkannya wind,
yang artinya a movement of air, simpelnya angin: “The wind is
very strong today.”
b) Sedangkan bila kata kerja pengucapannya wind (waind) To turn
a handle round and round in order to make a mechanical device
operate:
“The watch has stopped working so I will have to wind it up.”

3. Bow
a) Noun. A weapon for shooting arrows: “The Indian used his bow
and arrow to shoot the cowboy.”
b) Verb. To bend your body towards someone as a sign of
respect:
“When the prince appeared, Sam had to bow low.”

4. Row & Row

a) Noun (rau), An argument: “We could hear lots of shouting


because there was a row going on.”
b) Verb (rƏu). To sit in a boat and make it move through the water
by using oars: “They had to row the boat across the lake.”
c) Noun (rƏu). A line of things – chairs, for example. “We sat in
row 24 – right at the back of the cinema.”

5. Close & Close


a) Adjective. Near: “Don’t worry. We are close to the top of the
mountain.”
b) Verb. To shut: “I asked him to close the door.”

6. Polish & Polish


a) Adjective (peulish). From Poland: “He married a Polish woman.”
b) Verb polish. To clean a surface with a cloth to make it shine:
“She wants to polish her car so it looks brand new.”

7. Sow & Sow


a) Noun (sau). A female adult pig: “The sow had lots of babies.”
b) Verb (sƏu). To put seeds in the ground so plants will grow: “The
farmer will sow the seeds tomorrow.”

8. Wound & Wound


a) Noun (wu:nd). A serious cut on your body: “The nurse had to
clean the wound.”
b) Verb (waind). The past tense of the verb “to wind” (to turn a
handle round and round in order to make a mechanical device
operate).
“She wound up the watch.”

Dunia roh territorial


Doa mujizat
Dunia santet
Dunia malaikat
Dunia ramal
Dunia mahluk gaib
Dunia Roh
Rahasia kesembuhan ilahi
Dunia roh kudus
Dunia jimat
Dunia roh jahat
Perang melawan sihir (gilbert)
Dan beberapa buku rohani lain,
Koleksi pribadi

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