Homophones, homonyms, &
homographs
What they are and how to use them
correctly.
Homonym
 Homonym comes form the Greek word; “homo”
meaning “same” and “onym” meaning “name”
 Homonyms are two words with same spelling or
same pronunciation but have different meanings.
 There are different homonyms:
Homophones
Homographs
Heteronym/heterophone
homophones
1.
Homophones :
Homonyms with same pronunciation but different meaning and
may or may not be spelled the same
 Examples:
• Two(noun)= #2
• to( preposition)= direction, destination or position,
• too( adverb)=extremely
• Bare (adjective)=not covered
• Bear (noun)-furry animal
• Write and right
• desert and dessert
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homographs
1.
Homographs:
Homonyms with same spelling but different meaning and may not
have the same pronunciation.
 Examples:
•
Present (gift) and present(to introduce) or present(today)
 Close(near by) close(shut the door)
 object (a thing) object(say no)
 Lives(cats have 9 lives) and lives (I live)
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Heteronyms
 Heteronyms:
• Homonym is a type of homograph and has the same spelling but
different pronunciation.
Example:
• close (near by)
• close (shut)
• Convict (to find guilty)
• convict (a prisoner)
• Produce (vegetables)
• Produce (bring forward)
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Works cited references
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http://www.dailywritingtips.com/homonyms-homophones-homographs-andheteronyms
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/346968/a_list_of_common_homophones.ht
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http://www.rinkworks.com/words/heteronyms.shtml
http://www.sie.arizona.edu/sysengr/laugh/homograph.html
http://www.quia.com/cb/8285.html