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Posted by bio_man   Sep 17, 2018    2780 views
The sentences presented here contain words that are spelled identically, but have different pronunciations and meanings (these kinds of words are called homographs). This leads to potentially ambiguous reading of the sentences! However, most readers of English are extremely adept at reading the sentences, probably due to the context in which the words are used.

Your job is to read each sentence aloud and determine whether any errors (stuttering or pausing are errors) occur. Be sure to keep track of how many times you make a mistake.

  • The bandage was wound around the wound.
  • The farm was used to produce produce
  • The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
  • We must polish the Polish furniture.
  • When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
  • I did not object to the object.
  • They were too close to the door to close it.
  • The buck does funny things when the does are present.


Source Lilienfeld, et al. "Is Reading Automatic? A Survey" (2009).

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