Homonyms, Homophones and Homographs Flashcards
1
Q
What is a homonym?
A
Two (or maybe more) words that are spelt and sound the same but mean different things. e.g: rose- rose
2
Q
Give an example of a homonym.
A
Rose - rose Lie - lie Stern - stern Sail- sail Try- try (a goal in rugby) Duck- duck
3
Q
What is a homophone?
A
Two (or maybe more) words that sound the same but are spelt differently.
4
Q
Give two examples of homophones
A
Passed- past Through- threw peace- piece red- read nose- knows court- caught bread- bred
5
Q
What is a homograph?
A
Two (or maybe more) words that are spelt the same, but have different meanings and sounds.
6
Q
Give two example of homographs.
A
bow- bow does- does lead- lead minute- minute sows- sows entrance- entrance desert- desert row- row
