Homonyms - Tie (As a Noun and Verb)

Tie

1.   (verb) – fasten

Ø     Tie your shoelaces before you trip over them.

Ø     Tanya likes to tie her hair back when she’s at work.

2.   (verb) – finish equal

Ø     I was delighted when John and I tied for the first time in the Mathematics quiz.

Ø     We tied with a team from the North in the football match.

3.   (noun) – a long, thin piece of material usually worn by men, and tied in a knot at the front.

Ø     My father always avoids wearing a tie if possible.

Ø     All male employees in this company are expected to wear a jacket and tie to work.

Homophones: Branch v Brunch

Branch (noun) 

1. one of the offices that form part of a big organization.

• Jessica is always so busy because she's a branch manager of a large bank.
• The company is planning to close several of its rural branches.
• I like banking with HSBC because they have two branches near where I live.

2. tree part.

• We are going to try and pluck the mangoes on the lower branches of the tree.

Brunch (noun) - a meal eaten in the late morning and combines both breakfast and lunch.

• My family and I love having brunch together on weekends.
• Since we woke up late this morning, we decided to skip breakfast and have brunch instead.