Homophones, Homonyms, Homographs

Question 1

What are homophones? Give an example of a pair of homophones. There’s a clue in the question.

Answer 1

Words that sound the same but have different meanings.

pair and pear

Question 2

What are homographs? Think of an example.

Answer 2

Words that have the same spelling but different meanings.
entrance - the way into a building
entrance - to delight (pronounced like trance)

Question 3

What are homonyms? Give an example of a pair.

Answer 3

Words that sound the same and are spelled the same, but have different meanings.
bat and bat - something you hit a ball with and a flying mammal

Question 4

Are all homonyms homophones?

Answer 4

Yes, They sound the same.

Question 5

Are all homographs homonyms?

Answer 5

No. All homonyms are homographs.

moped (past tense of mope) and moped (a small motorcycle) are homographs but not homonyms.

Question 6

What word makes a homophone with “threw”?

Answer 6

through

Question 7

Identify the homophone in this sentence: I have passed this shop sometime in the past.

Answer 7

passed and past