Homophones, homonyms, and homographs all start with the root word "homo" meaning same. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings, like "petal" and "pedal". Homonyms sound and are spelled the same but have different meanings, such as "bear" meaning the animal and "bear" meaning to carry. Homographs are words that are spelled the same way but sound different, like "wind" as in air and "wind" as in to twist.

1. Homophones
Homonyms and
Homographs

11. Homophones
Homonyms and
Homographs

12. What do all of these words have in common?
How are they the same?
• Homophone
• Homonym
• Homograph
Each begins with the root word homo.
Homo means same.
All of these words have to do with sameness.

13. Homophone
Phone = sound
Telephone = across sound
Homophone = same sound
Words that sound the same but have different
spellings are homophones.
Examples: petal / peddal or to / two / and too.

14. Homonym
Nym = name
Pseudonym = fake name
Homonyms = same name
Words that sound the same and have the
same spellings are homonyms.
Examples: bear / bear or stalk / stalk

15. Homographs
graph = writing
biography = life writing
homograph = same writing
Words that have the same spellings but sound
different are homographs.
Examples: wind / wind or bass / bass