Homophones and homonyms
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Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings, like see and sea. Homonmys are words that are spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings, like cold describing temperature, illness, or unfriendliness. The document provides examples of homophones like fair and fare and homonyms like glasses referring to drinking vessels or eyewear. It explains that homophones can lead to spelling errors while homonyms take on different parts of speech.
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- 3. WHAT ARE HOMOPHONES? • Homophones are words that are similar in pronunciation but with different spelling and meaning. • Homophones can be confusing and often leads to errors in spelling.
- 5. a. • See/Sea - See is a verb that denotes a sense of sight (vision). - Sea is a noun that denotes an ocean. - These two words are pronounced the same yet they have different meanings and are written differently.
- 6. I cannot see in the dark.
- 7. My teacher said that sharks live in the sea.
- 8. b. • Fair/Fare -These two words have the same pronunciation yet they are written and spelt differently. - Fair can be used to describe something or someone beautiful, - or a situation or occurrence that is unjust. - Fare is used to denote the amount of money payable for a transportation service.
- 9. Kate is a fair young lady.
- 10. Lebo claims that it is not fair that she is paid less than James because of gender differences.
- 11. “How much is the taxi fare?” Chris asked.
- 12. 2. HOMONYMS
- 13. WHAT ARE HOMONYMS? • Homonyms are words that have identical pronunciation and spelling but with different meanings and functions. • Homophones can be used in different sentences as either a Verb, Noun or an Adjective.
- 15. a. • Cold - The word cold can be used to describe influenza (normally shortened to flu), a weather condition, or someone who is unfriendly towards another person.
- 16. Baby Jake has caught a cold after playing outside in the snow. (noun)
- 17. The weather is very cold today. (adjective)
- 18. Mrs. Khumalo has been cold towards her husband since he lost his job. (verb or abstract noun)
- 19. b. • Glasses - The word glasses can be used in two different sentences to denote nouns.
- 20. I poured the wine into the glasses.
- 21. My grandma cannot see clearly since she lost her pair of glasses.