Elle Fanning's Homonyms長久手の英会話・語学学校エクスリンガル

Homonymsとは、スペルや発音が同じでも意味の違う単語のこと。こちらのヴォーグの動画で若手女優エル・ファニングと一緒にhomonymsに注目してみましょう！

"Homonyms" are words that have the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings. In this fun video by Vogue we take a look at some homonyms with young actor Elle Fanning!

Questions: What is the word?

A _____ is a device with rotating blades that creates wind for cooling or ventilation.

Fan.
{Can you please turn the fan on? It’s so hot in here.}

A _____ is a young deer.

Fawn.
{When we were hiking in the forest, we saw a mother deer and her two little fawns.}

_____, whose true name is Dwayne Johnson, is a charismatic and athletic American professional wrestler and actor.

The Rock.
{In the Disney movie “Moana” The Rock played the voice of Maui.}

To _____ means to swing a camera horizontally or vertically.

To pan.
{The camera panned slowly to reveal what was hiding behind the actor.}

_____ is an informal way of referring to money.

Dough.
{Dude, Yamada won the lottery, he’s got lots of dough now!}

To _____ means to cool someone or something by waving an object to create wind.

Fan
{It was so hot in the bus I fanned myself with my file folder.}

A _____ is the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth.

Rock.
{There is something in my shoe. I think it’s a rock.}

When fans send letters to their favorite actors and actresses it is called _____ _____.

Fan mail.
{The actress received hundreds of fan mail every day.}

To _____ means to become darkened after exposure to the sun.

To tan.
{Keiko tanned a little bit after our trip to Okinawa.}

“_____” is a French word that appears at the end of old movies.

Fin.
{“Fin” means “the end” in French; that is why it appeared at the end of old French movies.}

To _____ means to display flattery or affection in an exaggerated manner.

To fawn.
{My dad said he didn’t want a cat, but now he fawns over it.}

An _____ is a supernatural creature typically a small and delicate human with pointed ears, magical powers, and a capricious nature.

An elf.
{They say that if you can’t find something, an elf must have hidden it.}

_____ is another word used to describe a man, or something related to the the sex that produces gametes, especially spermatozoa.

Male.
{Male deer have antlers, while female deer have none.}

A _____ is a person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular person or thing.

Fan.
{The fans of the idol group bought all the CDs and t-shirts in Shibuya.}

Extra Reading

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Homophones, Homographs, and Homonyms: on words that are the same, but different

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