Lesson
Affect ehFEKT- to change; AFFekt- a person's feelings or emotion
Alternate ALternit- the next choice; ALternait- switch back and forth
Are AHR- plural present tense of "to be"; AIR- 100 square meters (1/100th of a hectare) [although may also be pronounced AHR]
Ares AIRS- 100 square meter units [plural]; AIReez- Greek god of war [capitalized]
August AUgust- month [capitalized]; auGUST- important, eminent
Axes AKsiz- more than one ax or axe; AKseez- the plural of axis
Bass BASE- a string instrument; (rhymes with mass)- a fish
Bow BAU- to lower one's head or the front of a ship; BOH- used to shoot arrows
Bowed BAU-d- to bend over; BOH-d- bent
Buffet BUFFet- to pound or bump; booFAY- place where you serve yourself
Close CLOZE- to shut; CLOS- near
Combine komBYNE- put together; KOMbyne- a threshing machine
Conduct KONduckt- behavior; kunDUCKT- to lead (see this heteronym below)
Conflict kunFLIKT- to act against; KAHNflict- a fight or disagreement
Console KAHNsole- an upright case; kunSOLE- to comfort
Content KAHNtent- meaning; kunTENT- satisfied
Contest kunTEST- to argue; KAHNtest- a match of skill
Contract CONtract- an agreement; conTRACT- to shrink or to agree on a project
Convert conVERT- to change one's belief; CONvert- one whose belief was changed
Converse KAHNvers- the opposite; kunVERS- to talk
Convict kunVIKT- to find guilty; KAHNvikt- a prisoner
Crooked KROOKt- to bend your neck; KROOK-ed- having a curve