Homophones & Homonyms

Homophones & Homonyms

​Difference

by Dragon Flash

​HOMOPHONES

Homophones ​are a set of words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings and spelling .

​example - 1) knew- new 2) meet-meat

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I knew he could do it but he didn't try.

​Reetu bought a new dress last weekend.

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Indu meet her friend every friday.

I don't eat meat I am vegetarian.

​Homonyms

Homonyms are the word which have the same pronunciation or spelling but different meanings.

​example-

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1. Bat - bat mammal

   Bat - cricket bat

2. orange- color

   orange- fruit

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct homonym for the sentence-

farima sat _____ to Vanni

• bank-river bank

• close- near

• close-opposite of open

Multiple Choice

Choose the coorect homophone-

Sonam and I ___ the gardener ___ seeds of kiwi

• saw, sow

• sow, saw