This document defines and provides examples of different types of word relationships including antonyms, synonyms, homophones, homographs, and figurative language. Antonyms are words with opposite meanings like hot and cold, while synonyms have the same or nearly the same meaning such as happy and glad. Homophones have the same sound but different spellings or pronunciations, and homographs are spelled the same but pronounced differently. Figurative language uses phrases not meant literally, for example saying "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" to mean very hungry.

1. WORD RELATIONSHIPS
•Antonyms
•Synonyms
•Homophones (Homonyms)
•Homographs
•Figurative Language

2. ANTONYMS
Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.
Hot and cold are good examples of antonyms.
Cold
Hot

3. SYNONYMS
Synonyms are words that have the same meaning.
Happy and glad are synonyms because they mean
the same or nearly the same thing.
Happy Glad

4. HOMOPHONES (HOMONYMS)
Homophones are words that have the same sound
but are spelled differently.
Eight Ate

5. HOMOGRAPHS
Homographs are words that have the same spelling but
are pronounced differently. Tear and tear are
homographs because they are spelled the same but
have different pronunciations.

6. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Figurative language are phrases that are not meant in
their literal form. An example of this would be, “I’m
so hungry I could eat a horse.” One would not
literally be hungry enough to eat an entire horse.
The phrase simply means that the person is very
hungry.