Grammar: Homophones and Homographs

A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and often a different spelling, like 'see' and 'sea'.

A homograph is a word that is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning and may have a different pronunciation, like 'tear' (to rip) and 'tear' (a drop of liquid from the eye).

The word part 'phone' means 'sound'.

Moving air (rhymes with pinned).

Banned.

Homophones sound the same but have different meanings and spellings; homographs are spelled the same but have different meanings and may be pronounced differently.

'Flour' (used in baking) and 'flower' (a blooming plant).

'Lead' (to guide) and 'lead' (a type of metal).

To officially prohibit something.

Moving air.