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Homonyms are words which sound
alike or are spelled alike. In a strict
sense, a homonym is a word that
both sounds and is spelled the same
as another word.
• LIE means NOT TRUE
• LIE also means RESTING POSITION
• TRAIN is a mode of TRANPORT
• TRAIN could mean PHYSICAL/MENTAL EXERCISE
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HOMONYM VS HOMOPHONE VS HOMOGRAPH
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In loose terms, homographs and homophones are a king of homonym because
they either sounds the same (homophone) or are spelled the same (homograph)
After this lesson you will learn the following:
• What is homophones?
• Identify homophones
• Use homophones in a sentence
• What is homographs?
• Identify homographs
• Use homographs in a sentence
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HOMOGRAPHS
The word homograph comes from the Greek word homos (same) and grapho (write).
Homographs are words that are written spelled the same but have different meanings.
• compound
COM-pound = to mix or combine
com-POUND = an enclosed area with a building or group of buildings inside
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•I drove down the windy (wine-dy) road on a windy (win-dy) day.
•Jill got water from the well. He wasn’t feeling well at school today.
•I’d like to present (pre-SENT) you with a birthday present (PRE-
sent).
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HOMOPHONES
The word homograph comes from the Greek word homos (same) and phone (voice).
Homophones means of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings,
origins, or spelling.
• ad (advertisement)
• add( increase)
• ate (past tense of eat)
• eight (number)
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•The appointment at the
dentist will take about the
one hour.
• Our house was built
20 years ago.
• I will buy my friend a
watch for his birthday .
• We won our game of
football by just one.
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-words that sound alike
• addition for math
• edition of a book
HOMOPHONES VS HOMOGRAPHS
HOMOPHONES HOMOGRAPHS
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-same spelling, different
pronounciation and meanings
• bass = fish
• bass = instrument
