Homonyms Homophones Homographs

What is a Homophone?

• Each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins.

• Each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling.

• Each of two or more words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same and having different meanings.

Which of the following words below is NOT a pair of Homophones

• Cane, Caine

• Buy, By

• Deer, Dear

• Blend,Mix

What is a Homonym?

• A unit of measurement

• Each of two or more words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same and having different meanings and origins.

• The name of a car

• Each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins.

Which pair of words are Homonyms?

• Bear, Bear

• Bat, Bat

• Hot, Cold

• Big, Small

What is a Homograph?

• Each of two or more words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same and having different meanings and origins.

• The opposite of sit

• A song

• A word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word.

Which pair of words are not Homographs?

• Tear, Tear

• Deer, Dear

• Hand, Foot

• Left, Right

Name all of the homographs

• Bat

• Yellow

• Hot

• Bear

Name the Homophones

• Buy, By, Bye

• Up, Down

• Awe, Oar

• Bait, Bate

Name the Homographs

• Bank

• Saw

• Chill

• Buy