HOMOPHONES
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Homophones
What are homophones?
Homophones
are words that have the same sounds but different spellings and meanings. One way to remember them is by associating them with their functions and analyzing which part of speech a particular word in the pair belongs to.
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Examples of
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Homophones Quick
Homophones:
Difference between Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms
Homophones: Words that have the same sounds but different meanings and spellings. Examples: Bear/Bare, See/Sea, Board/Bored
Homographs: Words that have the same spelling but have different meanings and sometimes different pronunciations as well. Examples: Tear(noun) / Tear(verb); Bear(noun)/Bear(Verb); Bank(noun)/Bank(verb)
Homonyms: Words that have the same spelling or pronunciation but have different functions and meanings. Examples: Dye/Die; New/Knew; Fare/Fair
Difference between Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms
Some Examples of Homophones include:
Bear, spelled "b e a r", a noun that implies the animal.
Bare, spelled, "b a r e", which can be utilized as a verb to mean uncover or exposed, that can be used as an adjective to signify "without addition", "basic" or "simple" or used as an adverb to mean " very " or "really", as in "you are bare lazy", which means "you are very or really lazy."
Another example is the verb See, spelled "s e e", and the noun Sea, spelled "s e a".
Yet, another example is the pair Board, spelled "b o a r d", which is a noun, and, the word Bored, spelled "b o r e d" , which is an adjective.
Please give some examples of homophones.
Difference between Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms
Words that have the same spelling
have different meanings and
different
Homographs:
but
sometimes
pronunciations as well. Examples: Tear(noun) / Tear(verb); Bear(noun)/Bear(Verb); Bank(noun)/Bank(verb)
Difference between Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms
Some Examples of Homographs
include:
Tear, spelled "t e a r", is a noun, Tear, spelled "t e a r", which is a verb.
Another example is Bear, spelled "b e a r", is a noun.
Bear, spelled "b e a r", that is a Verb.
Another example is Bank, spelled "b a n k", that is a noun that can also be used as a verb.
Can you provide two examples?
give some examples of these homographs in some sentences.
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Difference between Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms
Homonyms: Words that have the same spelling or pronunciation but have diff
Difference between Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms
Some examples of Homonyms are:
Dye, spelled "d y e", that can be used as a verb or a noun.
Die, spelled "d i e", that is a verb.
New, spelled "n e w", that is an adjective.
Knew, spelled "k n e w", that is a verb;
Fare, spelled "f a r e", which can be used either as a verb or as a noun.
Fair, spelled " f a i r", which is an adjective.
Here is an example of fair used as an adjective in a sentence "The group has achieved fair and equal representation for all its members. "
Difference between Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms
Here is an example of fair used as an adverb in a sentence "no one could say he played fair. "
Difference between Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms
Now, please give Some examples of Homophones:
Difference between Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms
Now, please give Some examples of Homographs ....
Difference between Homophones, Homographs and Homonyms
Now, please give Some examples of Homonyms ....:
Homophone Pairs with Examples
Word/Homophones Part of Speech Examples
Bear
Bare
Noun verb Adjective
Have you seen a bear?
I am not able to bear the pain.
We don’t suggest you walk barefoot on the hike.
Break Brake Noun verb Noun Verb I need a break. Did you break the glass? Please apply the brakes. It is not good that you brake abruptly in the middle of the road.
Word/Homophones Part of Speech Examples
Homophone Pairs with Examples
Homophone Pairs with Examples
Word/Homophones Part of Speech Examples
Blew Blue Verb Adjective The wind blew swiftly. I have a blue skirt.
Homophone Pairs with Examples
Word/Homophones Part of Speech Examples
Noun
Wine Whine
Verb Have you ever tasted wine? Angela keeps whining about everything all the time
Check Your Understanding of Homophones
Fill in the blanks by choosing the right homophone from the homophone pairs given in brackets in the following sentences.
1. We saw a _______ (bear/bare) on our way to New Hampshire. 2. This cupboard is made of _________. (steal/steel) 3. The ________ (soul/sole) purpose of this visit was to resolve the issues between us. 4. I ________ (sell/cell) second-hand cars for a living. 5. We booked the upper ________ (berth/birth) for our trip. 6. Did you ________ (caste/cast) your votes?
Check whether you chose the right homophone to fill in the blanks from the answers
1. We saw a bear on our way to New Hamphire. 2. This cupboard is made of steel. 3. The sole purpose of this visit was to resolve the issues between us. 4. I sell second-hand cars for a living. 5. We booked the upper berth for our trip. 6. Did you cast your votes?
given below. ( The correct words are in boldface.)
Brief Recap
Establishing the difference between a homophone and a homonym?
Brief Recap
What is the difference between a homophone and a homonym?
The main difference between a homophone and a homonym is that a homophone is a word that has the same phonetic sound as another word but has different meanings and functions....
Brief Recap
What is the difference between a homophone and a homonym?
....a homonym is a word that has the same spellings or pronunciation but has different functions and meanings.
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