HomographMinute
Sixty seconds; a very short time.
Wait a minute, I'm looking for my shoes.
Extremely small.
The ant carried a minute grain of sugar.
Remember: A MIN-it is a bit of time; my-NYOOT is a tiny thing. 'Tiny' and 'NYOOT' both have that thin, small sound.
Short lessonHomographs & heteronymsSame spelling, different sound, different meaning. The sentence tells you how to say it.