Monday, June 10, 2013

Homonyms, Homophones and Homographs

Homonyms are words which have the same spelling and pronunciation as each other but different meanings and origins. 
Homophones are words which have the same pronunciation as each other but different spellings and meanings. 
Homographs are words which are spelt the same as each other but which have a different pronunciation and meaning.
Homonyms

adder arm ash ace alarm
axe
back ball band bank bar
bark bat bear bill bit
blow boil
Homophones
A homophone is one of two or more words which sound the same but which
have different meanings.
aye/eye/I ate/eight allowed/aloud
altar/alter arc/ark be/bee
bail/bale bald/bawled band/banned
bare/bear


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