Differentiating Homonyms, Homophones, and Homographs

What are words with the same pronunciation but different meanings and spellings called?

• Antonyms

• Homographs

• Homophones

• Homonyms

What term describes words that have the same spelling and pronunciation but different meanings?

• Homonyms

• Antonyms

• Homographs

• Homophones

Which pair is an example of homonyms?

• Son (male child) - Sun (star)

• Bass (fish) - Bass (instrument)

• Fair (equitable) - Fare (fee)

• Bear (animal) - Bare (uncovered)

What does the term 'homonym' encompass?

• Words with the same spelling and pronunciation but different meanings

• All of the above

• Words with the same pronunciation regardless of their spelling

• Only words with the same spelling

Which of the following is an example of a homophone?

• Bow (front of a ship) - Bow (to bend forward)

• Right (correct) - Write (to inscribe)

• Lead (to guide) - Led (past tense of lead)

• Flour (ingredient) - Flower (blossom)

What are homophones?

• Words with different meanings and spellings but the same pronunciation

• Words with the same spelling but different meanings and pronunciations

• None of the above

• Words with the same spelling and pronunciation but different meanings

Which example does not fit the definition of a homophone?

• Wood - Would

• Knight - Night

• Sail - Sale

• Tear (rip) - Tear (from eye)

Which example correctly represents a pair of homographs?

• Read (past tense) and Red (color)

• Close (near) and Close (to shut)

• Two and Too

• Break and Brake

What distinguishes a homograph from a homophone?

• All of the above

• Meaning

• Spelling

• Pronunciation

Which of the following is not a characteristic of homographs?

• Same spelling

• Different meanings

• Different pronunciation

• Same pronunciation