Homophones and Homographs

What is a homophone?

• A type of phone used for communication

• A type of musical instrument

• A word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and often a different spelling

• A type of plant that grows in the home

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Give an example of a homophone pair.

• night/knight

• flower/flour

• bare/bear

• pair/pear

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What is a homograph?

• A word with the same spelling as another word but different meaning and sometimes pronunciation.

• A word with the same pronunciation as another word

• A word with the same spelling and pronunciation as another word

• A word with the same spelling and meaning as another word

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Give an example of a homograph.

• wind

• bass

• tear

• lead

How are homophones and homographs different?

• Homophones are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, while homographs are words that sound the same but have different meanings.

• Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings, while homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.

• Homophones are words that sound the same and have the same meanings, while homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.

• Homophones are words that sound the same but have the same meanings, while homographs are words that are spelled the same and have the same meanings.

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Identify the homophone in the following sentence: The bear went to the pear tree.

• pear

• pare

• pair

• pearl

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Identify the homograph in the following sentence: The wind was strong enough to wind the sail.

• strong

• enough

• sail

• wind

Explain the difference between the homophones 'to', 'too', and 'two'.

• The homophones 'to', 'too', and 'two' are used interchangeably in sentences.

• The homophones 'to', 'too', and 'two' are only used in formal writing.

• The homophones 'to', 'too', and 'two' are all spelled the same way but have different pronunciations.

• The homophones 'to', 'too', and 'two' have different meanings and are used in different contexts.

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Identify the homograph in the following sentence: The bandage was wound around the wound.

• bandage

• wound

• around

• was

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Give an example of a sentence that uses both a homophone and a homograph.

• The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

• The bear went to bare his teeth.

• The dove dove into the water to catch a fish.

• I saw a tear in my pants as I shed a tear.

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