HOMONYMS

:Types of homonyms

Homophones .1
Homographs .2
Heteronyms .3
Homophones/Homographs .4
Homophones And Homonyms
 :Homophones .1

Two or more words that share the same pronunciation but have •
.different meanings. They may or may not be spelled in the same way
:Examples •
write / right, weight/wait, time/thyme, desert (to abandon)/desert (a •
thing deserved)
Some homophones are triples rather than pairs such as •
weather/wether/whether
 Homophones and Homonyms

When two or more different (written) forms have the same •

.pronunciation, they are described as homophones
Common examples are bare / bear, meat / meet, flour / •
.flower, pail / pale, right / write, sew / so and to / too / two
 :Homographs .2

Homonyms that share the same spelling, and have different

.meanings
:Examples
.Present (a gift) and present(to introduce)
.Row( argument, row( people with oars)
 :Heteronyms .3

They are a types of homograph that also spelled the same and have
.different meanings, but sound different
:Examples
.Sewer ( pronounced soo-wer), the place that takes away your waste
Sewer ( pronounced soo-wer), the person who replaces your lost
.button
.Desert(to abandon), and desert (arid region)
 Homophones /homographs .4

Some homophones are both homophones and homographs; they sound the same
:and are spelled the same but mean different things
:Examples
.lie(untruth), and lie (prone) -
fair (county fair), fair ( reasonable) -
Also the three tiny words, ‘set’, ‘put’ and ‘run’ each has hundreds of meanings
.according to the different contexts of usage
 Homophones and Homonyms

We use the term homonyms when one form (written or spoken) has two or more unrelated meanings, as in these
:examples
bank ( of a river) –----------------------------------------------- bank (financial institution)
bat (flying creature) –------------------------------------------- bat (used in sports)
mole (on skin) –--------------------------------------------------- mole (small animal)
pupil (at school) –------------------------------------------------- pupil (in the eye)
race (contest of speed) –----------------------------------------- race (ethnic group)

bank ( of a river) --------------------------------------- bank (financial institution)

.The temptation is to think that the two types of bank must be related in meaning. They are not
Homonyms are words that have separate histories and meanings, but have accidentally come to have exactly the
.same form
 Presentation by students

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