Multiple Meaning Words: Homonym, Homophone, Homograph

Let's play a game! Can you pick a flower
 and then decide if you'd rather bake with flour? What do these words represent?

• Homonym

• Homophone

• Homograph

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What's the deal with the spruce tree? It has needles to help spruce up your living space!

• Homonym

• Homophone

• Homograph

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Imagine this: I'm happily fishing for bass by the lake.
Later in the evening, I switch gears and play some tunes on my bass instrument. What do we call words like 'bass' that sound the same but have different meanings?

• Homonym

• Homophone

• Homograph

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Can you spot the fun in language? Look at this: I know you are right.
No I can't. What do we call these playful words?

• Homonym

• Homophone

• Homograph

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Let's play with words! Can you tell which category these fit into? Weigh on the scale…
 scale the wall…

• Homonym

• Homophone

• Homograph

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Did you know? A 'minute' can mean 60 seconds or something very small! But guess what? They don't sound the same. What are these words called?

• Homonym

• Homophone

• Homograph

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What do 'to', 'too', and 'two' have in common? They're all...

• Homonym

• Homophone

• Homograph

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Guess what? I dashed to the bank to grab some cash. Oh, and by the way, the bank of the river by my house? Totally muddy!

• Homonym

• Homophone

• Homograph

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What's the deal with the word mean? It's both the average value in math and also when someone's not being nice! Crazy, right?

• Homonym

• Homophone

• Homograph

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Can you spot the fun twist between write, right, rite ?

• Homonym

• Homophone

• Homograph

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