Homonyns, homophones, homographs

HomophonesHomonyms andHomographs

What do all of these words have in common? How are they the same?

• Homophone• Homonym• Homograph

Each begins with the root word homo.

Homo means same.All of these words have to do with sameness.

HomophonePhone = soundHomophone = same sound

Words that sound the same but have different spellings are homophones.

HOMOPHONESroad - rode

I rode the bike yesterday.

HOMOPHONESsee-sea

HOMOPHONESnight-knight

HomonymNym = nameHomonyms = same name

Words that sound the same are homonyms.

HOMONYMSpen - pen

HOMONYMSsink-sink

HOMONYMSferry-fairy

HOMONYMSsaw-saw

HOMONYMSdie-dye

Homographsgraph = writinghomograph = same writing

Words that have the same spellings but sound different are homographs.

HOMOGRAPHSbow - bow

HOMOGRAPHSwind - wind

HOMOGRAPHStear-tear

HOMOGRAPHSlive - live

We live in a house. I saw the band play live.

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