road, rode, rowed

Road or road means a street or highway of some kind--
There is a detour on this road.
Take the first road on your right.
Take me home, country roads..

Rode or rode ( rhymes with road ) is the past tense (yesterday, or some time ago) form of "ride"--
He rode his motorcycle all the way to town.
Cowboys rode horses in the old west.

Rowed or rowed ( rhymes with road ) is the past tense of row--as in to row a boat--
He rowed the boat across the lake.
They each rowed the boat.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He rowed across the stream, then rode a horse down the road."

Note--"Rhodes" is a place--hence the capital letter for a proper name--
The colossus of Rhodes was one of the wonders of the ancient world.
"Roads" means more than one road--
"Take me home, country roads..."

Note #2-- a rodeo is an athletic competition of a kind, featuring horseback riding and steer roping--
He won a prize at the rodeo, for riding the bull.

Note #3-- a "row " ( rhymes with no ) means a line or file--
Set the chairs in a row. 
A "row" ( rhymes with "now" ) is an argument or fight--
They were having a row when the police knocked on the door.

Note #4--"roe" ( rhymes with "no") are fish eggs--as in caviar--
They like to eat shad roe.