homonyns, homophones, homographs
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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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