Definition of Homograph
The word homograph originated
from the Greek word homos that means “the same” and graph means
“to write”, and it is used extensively in language. It can be defined as words
that are used in such a manner as to give two or more different meanings where
the words have the same spelling, but different meanings and sometimes
different pronunciation as well.
EXAMPLE OF
HOMOGRAPH :
- fine - very good/sharp or keen/delicate or subtle/a sum of money paid to settle a matter
- frequent - occurring regularly/to visit a place with regularity
- incense - a substance that produces a pleasant odor when burned/to infuriate or make very angry
- lead - to go first with followers behind/a type of metal
- minute - 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour/extremely small
- moped - acted sad or gloomy/a bicycle with a motor
- object - a thing you can see or touch/a goal/a noun that receives the action of a verb/to be opposed to
- proceeds - advances or continues on/the money or profit gained from some sale or venture
- produce - to create or make/fresh fruits and vegetables
- project - a plan or proposal/to throw or hurl forward/to cause a shadow or image to fall upon a surface
DEFINITION
OF HOMONYM
- number - a numeral/to count/more numb
- refuse - waste or garbage/to reject or decline to accept
- row - a fight/to propel a boat forward using oars/a line
- second - 1/60th of a minute/after the first
DEFINITION OF HOMOPHONE
A homophone can be defined as a word that when pronounced seems similar to another
word but has a different spelling and meaning such as bear and bare are similar
in pronunciation but are different in spelling as well as in meaning.
EXAMPLE OF HOMOPHONE
than/then
Use than for comparisons: John is much taller than
his brother.
Use then to indicate passage of time, or when:
We went to the park in the morning, and then we left to pick up lunch.
which/witch
Use which as a pronoun when referring to things
or animals: Cora wore her favorite pink shoes, which she received
as a birthday gift.
Use witch to mean a scary or nasty person: The
Halloween witch decorations must finally come down off of the wall!
here/hear
Use here as an adverb to indicate location:
Please come back here and put your shoes away!
Use hear as a verb to indicate listening:
Can you hear the birds' beautiful singing outside?
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