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Vocabulary

Homonym

'Homonyms' are words that are both spelled the same and sound the same, or they can be spelled differently and as long as they sound the same they can still be considered homonyms?
  

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HOMONYM: One of two or more words having the same sound and often the same spelling but different meanings. Examples: quail (cower), and quail (bird) fair (appearance), fair (county fair), and fair (reasonable). HOMOPHONE: One of two or more words pronounced the same but different in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling.

— Mister Micawber

  • HOMONYM: One of two or more words having the same sound and often the same spelling but different meanings.
  • Examples: quail (cower), and quail (bird) fair (appearance), fair (county fair), and fair (reasonable).
  • HOMOPHONE: One of two or more words pronounced the same but different in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling.
  • Examples: cite, sight, and site; sea and see; your and you're; bow and bough.
  • HOMOGRAPH: One of two or more words spelled alike but different in origin, meaning, and sometimes pronunciation.
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HOMONYM: One of two or more words having the same sound and often the same spelling but different meanings. Examples: quail (cower), and quail (bird) fair (appearance), fair (county fair), and fair (reasonable).
HOMOPHONE: One of two or more words pronounced the same but different in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling. Examples: cite, sight, and site; sea and see; your and you're; bow an
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