Gerund Word Explorer
HomographAges 15–20

Bass

Bass (rhymes with face)

The lowest musical sound or voice; a guitar that plays it.

The bass from the wedding band shook the windows.

Bass (rhymes with mass)

A kind of fish.

The fisherman at the lake caught a big bass.

Remember: Music bass sounds like 'base', the bottom of the sound. The fish rhymes with 'mass': picture a mass of fish in the lake.

Short lessonHomographs & heteronymsSame spelling, different sound, different meaning. The sentence tells you how to say it.

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