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How To Improve Your English Vocabulary: ant - aunt are English Homophones

What is a English Homophone?

- A homophone is a word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling, meaning or origin.

1. Same Pronunciation.
2. Different Spelling.
3. Different Meaning.

ant - aunt are English Homophones that are pronounced /ænt/

1. Oh! my giddy aunt! She scared of ants.
   /oʊ! maɪ ˈgɪdi ænt! ʃi skɛrd ɔv ænts/
2. I'm an aunt. It's an ant.
   /aɪm ən ænt/. /ɪts ən ænt/
   
   

1. Ants are social insects, so their life is a fairly complicated one.
   /ænts ər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɪnˌsɛkts, soʊ ðɛr laɪf əz ə ˈfɛrli ˈkɑmˌplɪˌkeɪtɪd wʌn/
2. Aunt Anne goes to church every Sunday. /ænt æn ɡəʊz tu ʧɜrʧ ˈɛvri ˈsʌnˌdeɪ/

1. Ants know how to carry heavy loads. /ænts noʊ haʊ tu ˈkæri ˈhɛvi ləʊdz/
2. Aunt Alice died, leaving almost $5 million. /ænt ˈæləs daɪd, ˈlivɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst faɪv ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz/

ant English homophone:

Meaning of ant in English:

1. a small insect that lives in large and highly organized social groups.

Examples of ant:

• an ants’ nest.
  /ən ænts nɛst/
• The ant is a social insect.
  /ði ænt iz ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɪnˌsɛkt/
• How damaging are ants to plants?
  /haʊ ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ ər ænts tə plænts/

aunt English homophone:

Meaning of aunt in English:

1.  The sister of one's father or mother or the wife of one's uncle.
2.  (informal) An unrelated older woman friend, especially of a child.

Examples of aunt:

• She is a good aunt to all the children in the neighbourhood.
  /ʃi əz ə gʊd ænt tʊ ɔl ðə ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ðə 'neɪbərhʊd/
•  My mom and aunts were great cooks.
   /maɪ mɑm ənd ænts wər greɪt kʊks/
• She was brought up by her aunt and uncle.
  /ʃi wəz brɔt ʌp baɪ hər ænt ənd ˈʌŋkəl/

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+ The list of examples of ant - aunt English Homophones:

• Escamoles are the larva and pupa stage of the red ant.
• She is a good aunt to all the children in the neighbourhood.
• We've got ants in our kitchen.
• I had a great aunt in New York.
• I calculate that aunt Anna will arrive at 8.00 p.m.
• People are always busy, like the flies and ants.
• My mom and aunt were great cooks.
• When an ant comes near it, the mite will strum vigorously with its long front legs.
• I have an aunt in Australia.
• Some ants can give you a nasty nip.
• It was a present from aunt Anna.
• They studied the behaviour of ants.
• There she remained under the care of aunt Dana.
• How damaging are ants to plants?
• She was brought up by her aunt and uncle.
• These ants can demolish large areas of forest.
• His aunt is his legal guardian.
• It should be an army ant. Many ants kill the horse.
• This is my aunt Jane. My aunt is an actress.
• The ant is a social insect.
• The aunt was a prime ally.
• The ant is the most industrious animal; however, it is the most taciturn one.
• A dissenting opinion came from the aunt .
• Some scientists attribute intelligence to ants.
• We've already overstayed our visit to aunt Anna.
• She was frightened over some ants crawling around.
  /ʃi wəz ˈfraɪtənd ˈoʊvər səm ænts ˈkrɔlɪŋ əˈraʊnd/