Homonym

What is a homonym?

• A. Words with similar meanings but different forms

• B. Words with identical sound and spelling but different meanings

• C. Words that rhyme but have different meanings

• D. Words with opposite meanings

What is an example of a full homonym?

• A. "Flower" (blossom) and "flour" (ground wheat)

• B. "Seal" (sea animal) and "seal" (stamp)

• C. "Bow" (weapon) and "bow" (to bend)

• D. "Fan" (device) and "fan" (enthusiast)

Divergent meaning development can result in lexical homonymy.

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What is a homograph?

• A. Words with the same spelling but different sounds and meanings

• B. Words with the same sound but different meanings and spellings

• C. Words that have identical meanings

• D. Words that have no relation to each other

Which of the following is an example of a homophone?

• A. "Write" and "right"

• B. "Lead" and "led"

• C. "Bow" (weapon) and "bow" (bend)

• D. "Tear" (rip) and "tear" (cry)

What is a homophone?

• A. Words with different meanings but the same spelling

• B. Words with the same sound but different spellings and meanings

• C. Words with the same form and identical meanings

• D. Words that rhyme

What type of homonymy is represented by "seal" (sea animal) and "seal" (stamp)?

• A. Lexical homonymy

• B. Lexico-grammatical homonymy

• C. Grammatical homonymy

• D. Homophonic homonymy

What type of homonymy occurs when the grammatical meaning changes?

• A. Lexical homonymy

• B. Lexico-grammatical homonymy

• C. Grammatical homonymy

• D. Semantic homonymy

What do we call words that share the same sound but differ in meaning and spelling?

• A. Homographs

• B. Homonyms

• C. Homophones

• D. Paronyms

Which process results in homonyms like "fan" (enthusiast) and "fan" (air blower)?