Homonyms,Homophones, and Homographs
Homonyms, homophones and homographs can bring
confusion to even adults and teachers! VocabularySpellingCity can help anyone
master these word groups. For clarity, we've brought them all together on one
page. It makes it easier to learn the difference among the three types of words
using the definitions and homonyms, homophones and homographs examples below.
Homonyms
Homonyms, or multiple meaning words, are
words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different
meanings. For example, bear.
A bear (the
animal) can bear (tolerate) very cold temperatures.
The driver
turned left (opposite of right) and left (departed from) the main road.
Homophones, also known as sound-alike words, are
words that are pronounced identically although they have different meanings and
often have different spellings as well. These words are a very common source of
confusion when writing. Common examples of sets of homophones include: to, too,
and two; they're and their; bee and be; sun and son; which and witch; and plain
and plane.
Homographs
Homographs are words that are spelled the
same, but have different meanings and are often pronounced differently as well.
Some examples of homographs are:
bass as in fish vs bass as in music
bow as in arrow vs bow as in bending or taking a bow at the end of a performance
close as in next to vs close as in shut the door
desert as in dry climate vs desert as in leaving alone.
Currently, VocabularySpellingCity cannot distinguish between homographs, as we are unable to have two pronounciations for the exact same word. We are looking for possibilities in the future.
SOURCE:
https://www.spellingcity.com/homophones-and-homonyms.html
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