Homonyms

Compose sentences to prove that each of these words has at least two quite different meanings.

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Each of the words below has more than one possible meaning. Compose your own sentences to show what those different meanings are.

1. Sanction. 2. Match. 3. Cave. 4. Junk. 5. Frank. 6. Bark.

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For each word above, choose one or more suitable meanings from this list.

1. Grant permission. 2. Spill, wooden or paper lighter. 3. A hollow in a hillside or cliff. 4. A Chinese sailing boat. 5. The skin of a tree. 6. A contest. 7. Cancel a stamp on a letter. 8. A marriage. 9. Something worthless. 10. Collapse inwards. 11. A fitting partner (matching colours; ‘Sayers is no match for Heenan’). 12. Impose a penalty. 13. Open and candid. 14. Bric-a-brac, something useless such as mass-marketing emails. 15. The noise made by a dog.

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