Homophones, Homonyms and Homographs

Words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings are

• homographs

• homophones

• homonyms

Words that are spelt the same but have different pronunciations and different meanings are

• homonyms

• homophones

• homographs

Words that are spelt the same and have the same pronunciation but different meanings are

• homophones

• homonyms

• homographs

Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence.

The brave _______ put on his suit of armour and went to battle.

• knight

• night

Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence.

We held the flag _______ when the national anthem was played

• hire

• higher

Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence.

I _______ the bell but I did not want to go back to class.

• heard

• herd

Are the underlined words homographs or homonyms?

The wind blew gently through the trees.

I had to wind up the car for it to move.

• homographs

• homonyms

Are the underlined words homographs or homonyms?

We get a fifteen minute break at 10:00 a.m.

My mother had to break the chocloate bar in half.

• homographs

• homonyms