Homographs

Homographs

Multiple Select

Look at these two pictures. Which out of these two can be termed as- bats?

Both of these images are of bats!

Isn't that strange?

Multiple Select

Now look at these images. Which images depict a bank?

All three are banks!

But do they all mean the same thing?

Words that look identical but have different meanings are called homographs.

• Homographs may have different pronunciations.

Examples of homographs

• watch - noun and verb

• minute - noun and adjective

• mean - adjective, verb and noun

Multiple Choice

I can hear the phone ring.

Multiple Choice

The ring mentioned in this question belongs to which word class?

• Noun

  (Naming word)

• Verb

  (Action word)

• Adjective

  (Describing word)

• Pronoun

  (Replaces a noun)

Multiple Choice

There's a big fly on the bedroom wall.

Multiple Choice

The fly in this question belongs to which word class?

• Noun

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Verb

Can you think of some more homographs?

Share them with your class. Happy learning!