Homonyms, homographs and homophones

Homonyms , homographs and homophones

Homonyms

A homonym is a word that has the same spelling and sound as another word, but a different meaning.

Examples

• The bat flies around at night /

  I lost my baseball bat.

• This book is very interesting /

  I would like to book a flight to Paris.

Homographs

A homograph is a word that has the same spelling as another word, but a different meaning.

Examples

• He likes to read /

  I read your essay yesterday.

• I can lift a lot of weight /

  He brought a can of beans.

Homophones

A homophone is a word that has the same sound as another word, but a different meaning.

Examples

• They can't look him in the eye /

  This is between you and I.

• I am doing this for you /

  Four bowls of soup, please

Multiple Choice

Can I go to the party ___?

• two

• too

• to

Multiple Choice

I need to take a __ from this excercise!

• brake

• break

Multiple Choice

___ be here in a few minutes!

• Heel

• He´ll

• Heal

Multiple Choice

The school ___ spoke to a group of parents.

• principle

• principal

Multiple Select

I have ___ dollars in my pocket.

• For

• four

• fore