Homonym Words

Which of the following set of words are Homonyms?

• Race and Raise

• Plain and Plane

• Hay and Hey

• Bear and bear

What is the difference between a homophone and a homonym

• A homonym is a set of wards that are not pronounced the same and a homophone is

• A homonym is two or more words having the same spelling/ pronunciation but different meanings and a homophone never has same spelling

• A homophone is two words that are spelled different but sound the same and a homophone is two words that are spelled the same but pronounced the same

True or False: Set and Set are homonyms

• True

• False

True or False: Ran and Run are homonyms

• True

• False

Which of the following are homonyms?

• Arc or Ark

• Mail or Mail

• Lone and Loan

• All of the above

True or False: Ate and 8 are homonyms

• True

• False

I had an apple and a ___ for lunch

• Pair

• Pear

Select the definition of a homonyms

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

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

• a Latin name which is identical to that of a different organism, the newer of the two names being invalid.

Which of the following are homonyms?

• Address – Address.

• Bat – Bat.

• Match – Match

• Right – Right.

• None of the above

True of false: Homonyms are always pronounced the same

• True

• False