Homographs

Give examples of different meanings of the homograph 'lead'.

• Follow, Silver

• Lose, Gold

• Guide, Metal

• Behind, Copper

Differentiate between homographs and homophones.

• Homographs are words that are spelled differently but have the same meanings, while homophones are words that sound different but have the same meanings and often the same spellings.

• Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, while homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings.

• Homographs are words that are spelled differently and have different meanings, while homophones are words that sound the same and have the same meanings and often the same spellings.

• Homographs are words that are spelled the same and have the same meanings, while homophones are words that sound different and have different meanings and often different spellings.

Explain the difference between homographs and homophones with examples.

• Homographs have the same spelling but different meanings, while homophones have the same sound but different meanings.

• Homographs have the same spelling and the same sound.

• Homophones have the same spelling but different meanings.

• Homographs have the same sound but different meanings.

What is the difference between homographs and homophones?

• Homographs are words that are spelled differently and have different meanings, while homophones are words that sound different but have the same meanings.

• Homographs are words that are spelled the same and have the same meanings, while homophones are words that sound the same and have the same meanings.

• Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, while homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings.

• Homographs are words that are spelled differently but have the same meanings, while homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings.

A homograph is.....

• a word that is said the same but has different meanings

• a word that is spelled the same but has different meanings

• two words that have the same meanings

• two words that have opposite meanings

Move the correct homograph to the definitions.

• yard

• something that is not heavy or something giving off brightness

• match

• a unit of measurement or something that has grass

• light

• grows on old food or to shape something with your hands

• mold

• a pair or fire

• pupil

• a student or the black part of your eye

Read the sentence and choose the correct definition. The bark of the tree was rough against her skin.

• the sound a dog makes

• the outer covering of a tree

Do homographs have the same sound and meaning ?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• Sometimes

Which of the following is a homograph?

• Lead (to guide) and Lead (a metal)

• Write and Right

• See and Sea

• Flour and Flower

Identify the homograph in the sentence: 'The wind was too strong to wind the kite string.'

• Wind (air movement) and Wind (to twist)

• Strong and String

• Kite and String

• Too and To