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Mad Ade's Heteronyms#3
In this Teaser Mad Ade has created a sentence using heteronyms, which are identical words that have two separate differing meanings. In many occasions despite the same spellings the words are pronounced differently.
For example :
"Please excuse me while I think of an excuse."
The word EXCUSE is used in one sentence, but has two very different meanings and pronunciations.
Can you work out the heteronyms for these two sentences?
1,While the winds continued to ------ the marquee, inside Mad Ade's guests enjoyed the Kebab style ------.
2, The Madadian rubbish dump was so full, they had to ------ to accept more ------
For example :
"Please excuse me while I think of an excuse."
The word EXCUSE is used in one sentence, but has two very different meanings and pronunciations.
Can you work out the heteronyms for these two sentences?
1,While the winds continued to ------ the marquee, inside Mad Ade's guests enjoyed the Kebab style ------.
2, The Madadian rubbish dump was so full, they had to ------ to accept more ------
Answer
1,Buffet = hit or beat repeatedly
Buffet = selection of food
2,
Refuse = deny, bar
Refuse = waste, unwanted rubbish.
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