Homonyms:
Homonyms are two or more words that have the same sound or
spelling but differ in meaning.
Homophone:
Homophones means ‘same sounds. Here phonic sound or
pronunciation is the same, but the meaning, origin, and spelling are different.
For example- ‘knew’ and ‘new’ or ‘meet’ and ‘meat’ are pronounced the same but
differ in meaning.
Homograph:
Homographs are words that have the same spelling but are different
in origin, meaning, and sometimes pronunciation. For example, race’ means
competition between people, animals, and vehicles to see which is faster or
fastest. But ‘race’ has another meaning in people, and it is one of the main
groups that humans can be divided into according to their physical differences,
like the color of their skin.
Examples of homograph:
Band- a ring, something that binds
Band- a group
Banned- prohibited
Bear- large animal
Bear- support, yield
Bases- starting points
Bases- four stations on a baseball field
Beat- to strike, overcome
Beat- exhausted
Bail- to clear water
Bail- release of a prisoner
Capital- punishable by death
Capital- the chief city
Conduct- behavior
Conduct- to lead
Desert- dry land
Desert- to abandon
Homophone:
Homophone means ‘same sounds'. Here phonic sound or
pronunciation is the same, but the meaning, origin, and spelling are different.
For example- ‘knew’ and ‘new’ or ‘meet’ and ‘meat’ are pronounced the same but
differ in meaning.
Some examples:
Corporal- a member of one of the lower ranks in the army,
the MARINES or the British AIR FORCE
Corporeal- that can be touched; physical rather than
spiritual
Cellar- an underground room often used for storing things
Seller- a person who
sells something
Lay out – the way in which the parts of something such as the page of a book, a website, a garden or a building are arranged
Out lay-the money that you have to spend in order to start a
new project
Deep- having a large distance from the top or surface to the bottom
Dip- to put something quickly into a liquid and take it out
again
Desert- a large area of land that has very little water and very few plants growing on it.
Dessert- sweet food eaten at the end of a meal.
Compliment- a thing that adds new qualities to something in a way that improves it or makes it more attractive
Complement- a comment that expresses praise or approval of
somebody
Sore- feeling pain or discomfort. It is often related to
physical injury.
Soar-to fly high in the air
Cite- to mention something as a reason or an example.
Sight-vision, view
Human- person
Humane- having compassion or showing benevolence.
Dual- consisting of two parts, elements, or aspects
Duel-contest with deadly weapons arranged between two people
to settle a point of honor.
Coir- fiber from the outer husk of the coconut
Choir- an organized company of singers
Except- other than
Ad- Advertisement
Add- join, combine
Advice(n)- Guidance
Aid- assist, assistance
Aide- one who gives
assistance
Ail- to suffer poor health
Ale- a beverage
Air- Atmosphere
Ere- before heir, one who inherits property
Allusion- an indirect reference
Illusion- false appearance
Altar- table in a church
Alter- to change
Ate- past tense of eat
Eight- the number 8
Bail- release of a prisoner
Bale- a large bundle
Bare- uncovered
Bear- support, yield
Blew- past tense of blow
Blue- the color
Bread- baked food items
Bred- produce
Buy- purchase
Bye- goodbye
By- near, through (as a preposition)
Ceiling- top of a room
Sealing- setting, fastening
Cereal- breakfast food
Serial- sequential
Chews- gnaws with teeth
Choose- to select
Cite- quote site- location
Sight- view
Days- plural of day
Daze- stun
Dear- darling
Deer- Woodland animal
Dew- morning mist
Do- operate due
Desert- dry land
Creak- squeak
Creek- stream of water
Council- committee
Counsel- guidance
Coarse- rough
Course- path, procedure
Die- cease to exist
Dye- color
Dual- double
Duel- battle
Doe- female deer
Dough- uncooked bread
Elicit- draw out
Illicit- illegal
Ewe- female sheep
You- second person personal pronoun
Eye- sight organ
I – first-person personal pronoun
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