Homonyms, Homophones,

& Homographs
Homonyms
are two words
that are identical
in spelling and
pronunciation
but have
different
meanings.

whistle (to make noise) and whistle (a noisemaker)

jumper (someone jumping) and jumper (a dress)
loaf (of bread) and loaf (to be lazy)
palm (tree) and palm (of your hand)
pen (for writing) and pen (for animals)
pool (for swimming) and pool (to combine)

be and bee

Homophones
are words that
are alike in
pronunciation
but different
in meaning
and sometimes
spelling.

aunt and ant

beat and beat
night and knight
ad and add
pale and pail
sh and sh
here and hear
one and won

Homographs
are words that
are alike in
spelling but
different in
meaning and
pronunciation.

2008 Sopris West Educational Services.

bass and bass

wound and wound
object and object

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Step Up to Writing Secondary

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