What is a homograph?

Homographs are words that fool you way up as high as the fifth grade    and even further. The word fair is a homograph which can be quite misleading, "Judy is fair," could mean that Judy is a blond or that Judy’s marks are about average. For the word fair can mean blond or pretty. It also can mean average, fairly good. It can also mean fine weather. The word fair is a homograph.

The word lead is a homograph. It has two entirely different meanings in the sentences "I lead the parade" and " I broke the lead in my pencil."

A homograph    meaning same writing    is a word that can have . two or more entirely different meanings. By itself, it can keep you guessing. Only in the context of a sentence can you be sure of which of its meanings it is using. And even then, as in the sentence about the fair Judy, you cannot always be sure. When you write, be sure that you give the reader plenty of clues when you use a homograph.