Homonyms are words that are spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. The document provides examples of homonyms such as pole, bark, and rock. It also provides examples of homophones such as bean/been, maize/maze, and hare/hair. The document was prepared by Sruthi.P and discusses homonyms and homophones to distinguish words that may be confused due to their similar sounds or spellings.

1. HOMONYMS &
HOMOPHONES
PREPARED BY
SRUTHI.P
ENGLISH OPTION
KEYI SAHIB TRAINING COLLEGE,KARIMBAM

2. HOMONYMS AND
HOMOPHONES

3. Homonym Homophone
• A word that is said or
spelled the same way but
has a different meaning.
• A word that is pronounced
the same as another word
but differs in meaning. All
homonyms are
homophones.

4. Homonyms: example
• Pole:Citizen of Poland/wooden pole
• Bark:Tough outer covering of a tree/explosive cry
of dog or fox.
• Block:A large solid piece of hard material/a large
single building subdivided into separate flats.

5. Kind: type/caring.
Right :correct/direction opposite of left.
Spring :a season/coiled metal.
Band: a musical group/a ring.
Bat: an implement used to hit a ball/a nocturnal
flying mammal

6. • Rock : Genre of
music/a stone.
• Tire: To grow
fatigued/part of a
wheel.
• Bright : Very smart
or intelligent/filled
with light.

7. Homophones :Examples
• Bean,Been : Bean is an edible seed & Been is
past tense of be.
• Maize,Maze : Maize is corn & Maze is
labyrinth.
• Hare,Hair: Hare is an animal looks like a huge
rabbit & Hair is something grows from the skin
of humans and other animals.
• Sole,Soul:Sole is a variety of marine flat fish&
Soul is spirit,the immortal part of a human.

8. • Flea,Flee: Flea is small parasitic insect that
lives on dogs or cats & Flee is running away or
escaping from danger.
• Whale,Wail: Whale is the largest mammal on
Earth & Wail is high-pitched cry of pain.
• I, Eye: I is the personal pronoun used by a
speaker to refer to himself/herself & eye is the
pair of organs that allow us to see.
• Root,Route: Root is underground part of a
plant or tree & Route is way,course or path.
•

9. • Eight,Ate:Eight is the number which comes
after 7 and before 9 & Ate is the past tense
form of eat.
• One ,Won:One is the number which comes
after 0 and before 2 & Won is past tense of
win.
• Tide,Tied :Tide is alternate rising and falling of
the sea & Tied is past tense form of tie.
• Sea ,See : Sea is the expanse of salt water that
covers most of our planet & See is the action
of perceiving with the eyes.