HETERONYM: WOUND
“While playing soccer, my friend fell and scraped his knee, leaving a small wound that needed to be cleaned. The coach quickly bandaged it so he could keep walking. Later that evening, at home, I wound the handle of a toy car, and it sped across the floor until it hit the wall. A few minutes later, my sister carefully wound a ball of yarn into a neat circle for her knitting. As night came, the clock in our living room had to be wound to keep ticking.”
How many meanings did you find?
List of the different ways that this word can be used.
What are your thoughts:
Why do you think the coach acted quickly to bandage the wound?
Which action involving winding (toy, yarn, clock) do you think takes the most skill?
How does the story show the difference between a physical wound and the action of winding?
SPEAK with P • I • E
P — Pronunciation
WOUND — woond (like mooned) → an injury
WOUND — wound (like found) → turned, twisted, or coiled (past tense of wind)
I — Intonation
He cleaned the WOUND (woond) on his knee.
She WOUND (wound) the yarn into a neat ball.
He WOUND (wound) the clock so it would keep ticking.
E — Expression
WOUND (injury) → tender, gentle, careful
WOUND (turned/twisted) → deliberate, focused, mechanical
