Homograph, Homograph, Homonym, & Homonym, & Homophone Homophone

In derivation,

homograph means "same writing"

homophone means "same sound“

homonym means "same name“

Meaning Spelling Pronunciation example

Homonym Different Same Samebearbear

Homograph Different SameSame or different

present (n)present(v)

Homophone DifferentSame or different

Same

writeright

Homograph 同形異義字

A homograph is a word that has the same spelling as another word, but a different meaning and pronunciation.

Ex: record (n), record (v). sow (v. so) – to plant seedsow (n. sau) – female pig

Homophone 同音異義詞

A homophone is a word that has the same pronunciation as another word, but whose meaning and/or spelling are different.

Ex: knew, new; pair, pare, pear; to, too, two; see, sea

Homonym 同形同音異義字

A homonym is a word that has the same pronunciation and spelling as another word, but a different meaning.

Ex: bear (v), bear (n).

fair Adj.1. 公正的 ; 公平的 ; 誠實的2. 尚可的 , 一般的 ; 相當的 [Z]3. ( 皮膚 ) 白皙的 ;( 頭髮 ) 金色的 ;( 人 ) 白膚金髮的4. ( 天氣 ) 晴朗的5. ( 風向 ) 順的 ; 順利的6. 【舊】 ( 婦女 ) 美麗的7. ( 言論 , 諾言等 ) 說得好聽的 , 花言巧語的 [B]8. 【口】十足的 , 真正的 [Z][B]9. ( 財產等 ) 豐富的N.1. ( 定期 ) 集市 , 廟會 2. 商品展覽會 ; 博覽會3. 義賣會 4. 【英】公共露天遊樂

bearn.[C]1. 熊 ; 似熊的動物2. 魯莽的人 ; 笨拙的人3. 【美】【俚】佼佼者4. ( 股市中 ) 做空頭者 ;( 對行情 ) 看跌者V1. 支持 , 承受 ; 承擔 2. 運送 ; 攜帶 ; 帶走 [O]3. 忍受 ; 經得起 [+to-v][+v-ing][+that][O2]4. 容許 5. 佩帶 ; 擁有 ; 具有6. 寫有 , 印有 , 帶有 7. 懷有 , 對 ... 抱有 [O1][(+for/against)]8. 生 ( 小孩 )[O1]; 開 ( 花 ); 結 ( 果 ) 9. 產 ( 莊稼 ); 生 ( 利息 )10. 值得 , 需要 11. ( 與 oneself 連用 ) 表現

Homograph 同形異義字

bow

She tied her shoelaces in a bow (bo).

Some people bow (bau) before money.

content

He was content with his work.

The contents of the letter are secret.

lead

The military band is leading the parade.

Lead(led) is one of material to produce pencils.

tear

This material tears (ter) easily.

A grain of sand made my right eye tear(tir).

wound

The shot wounded(wund) her left arm.

The stream wound(waund) its way through the village.

Different syllable stress

abstract

Some people say beauty itself is abstract. Do you agree?

Harper made an abstract of his lecture.

He abstracted the most important points from his long speech.

digest

The baby is too small to digest meat.

This is a digest of the week's news.

desert

Nobody likes to live in that desert region.

All his friends have deserted him!

object

I don't know the names of the objects in this lab.

Mother objected that Jimmy was too weak to take up the job.

Noun Verb (different sound)

abuse /s/ abuse /z/

excuse

use

close

house

Noun Verb

insult insult

But…….advice advise

relief relieve

practice practise

belief believe

thief thieve

grief grieve

shelf shelve

Homophone 同音異義詞ad short for advertisement

add short for addition

allowed permitted

aloud spoken

ant insect

aunt parent's sister

band a group

banned forbidden

Homophone 同音異義詞

bough tree branch bow front of a ship; respectful

brake stopping device

break to split apart

cell a small room

sell to exchange for money

Homophone 同音異義詞

cent one hundredth of a dollar

scent an aroma

sent dispatched

council group of leaders

counsel advisor

die to become dead

dye coloring agent

Homophone 同音異義詞

desert throw away

dessert snack

flea parasitic insect

flee to run away

hair grows from your head

hare rabbit

heal to cure of disease

heel hind part of foot

idle not working

idol object of worship

lessen to reduce

lesson a segment of learning

plain not fancy

plane a surface

principal head of school

principle causative force

Homophone 同音異義詞

rain precipitation

reign sovereign rule

rein horse's steering wheel

scene visual location

seen past tense of saw

steal take unlawfully

steel iron alloy

waist between ribs and hips

waste make ill use of

Homophone 同音異義詞What is the highest building in New York?

The Public Library has the most stories.

(storey, story)

Why are parliamentary( 國會的 )

reports call “Blue books”?

Because they are never red.

(red, read)

Homophone 同音異義詞

What color would you paint the sun and the wind?

The sun rose and the wind blue.

(blue, blew)

What is the most contradictory 矛盾的 sign seen in a library?

To speak aloud is not allowed.

Homophone 同音異義詞

What is the most disagreeable month for soldiers?

A long March.

(March, march)

What is the most like a hen stealing?

A cock robin.

(a cock robin, a cock robbing)

Homophone 同音異義詞

What trees come in twins ?

Pear trees.

(pear, Pair)

What musical instrument should we never believe?

Lyra.

(lyra, liar)

Reference

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