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This document defines and provides examples of homonyms, which are words that sound the same but have different meanings. It distinguishes between homographs, which are homonyms that are spelled the same, and homophones, which are homonyms that are spelled differently but pronounced the same. Examples of common homographs and homophones that are often confused are provided. Read less

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• 1. HOMONYMS A HOMONYM IS A WORD THAT IS PRONOUNCED THE SAME AS ANOTHER WORD WITH A DIFFERENT MEANING. WHEN THE WORDS HAVE THE SAME SPELLING, T H E Y A R E K N OWN A S ‘ H O M O G R A P H S ’ . WHEN THE WORDS HAVE DIFFERENT SPELLINGS BUT DIFFERENT MEANING, THEY ARE KNOWN AS ‘ H O M O P H O N E S ’ .
• 2.  ACCEPT (to receive) and EXCEPT (excluding)  AFFECT (to influence) and EFFECT (result)  THAN (a comparison) and THEN (shows time)  MALE (masculine person) and MAIL (postal delivery)  THERE (direction), THEIR (belongs to them) and THEY’RE (they are)  TO (a preposition), TOO (an adverb) and TWO (a number)  BAND (a group) and BANNED (forbidden)  DIE (to be dead) and DYE (colouring agent)  YOUR (possessive pronoun) and YOU’RE (you are)  KNEAD (working bread dough) and NEED (must have)  SCENE (visual location) and SEEN (past tense of saw)  AD (advertisement) and ADD (addition)  EMIGRATE (to leave a country) and IMMIGRATE (to enter a country)
• 3. HOMOGRAPHS These are words that have the same spelling but different meanings. Some of the examples are as follows:  ACCENT: stress or emphasis a manner of speaking or pronunciation  CONTENT: to be happy all that is contained in something  LEAD: to go first with followers a type of metal  MINUTE: 60 seconds extremely small
• 4. HOMOPHONES These are words with the same sound but different meanings and spellings. Some of the examples are as follows:  AID/AIDE  AISLE/ISLE/I’LL  ALL TOGETHER/ ALTOGETHER  BASE/BASS  BE/BEE  BITE/BYTE  BLUE/BLEW  SEE/SEA  IDLE/IDOL
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Homonyms and Homophones

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Homonyms and Homophones. Class : 7 th English Grammar. Overview. What are Homonyms ? What are Homophones ? Example of homonyms. Example for Homophones. Difference between Homonyms and Homophones. Read the following sentences :. Please write your name on the right side of the paper.

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Homonyms and Homophones Class : 7th English Grammar

Overview • What are Homonyms ? • What are Homophones ? • Example of homonyms. • Example for Homophones. • Difference between Homonyms and Homophones.

Read the following sentences : • Please write your name on the right side of the paper. • He threw the ball and it rolled through the mud.  • Is it fair that the bus fare is so expensive?  • Yesterday, She read the book with the red cover. Did You notices anything …??

Now read the underlined words only.. • Please write your name on the right side of the paper. • He threw the ball and it rolled through the mud.  • Is it fair that the bus fare is so expensive?  • Yesterday, She read the book with the red cover. These words have different spelling, different meaning but same pronunciation.

Homophones Words that have the same sounds, but different spellings and different meanings are called “Homophones” • DIFFERENT spelling • SAME pronunciation • DIFFERENT meanings

For example: To / Too / Two • To : I will go to the store. (Preposition) • Too : Are you in that class too? (also) • Two :There are two cows standing next to the fence. (number) Each of these words sound alike, but they are spelled differently and have different meanings:

Can you think of another example?

Mail / Male • Mail: letters/packages The mail (letter) will arrive on Tuesday. • Male: boy/man Male is the opposite of female.

Homonyms Words that have the exactly the same pronunciation and same spelling but different meanings are called “Homonyms” • SAME spelling • SAME pronunciation • DIFFERENT meanings

Row/ Row For example: Row: use oars to move a boat • I had to row the boat for three hours. • Row: a line of objects • I see a row of wonderful students in front of me. They have the SAME SPELLING, SAME PRONUNCIATION, but DIFFERENT MEANINGS.

Long / Long • Long: having great length • This building has a very long hallway. • I had to wait a long time in the dentist’s office. • Long: to desire or yearn greatly • I have longed for this moment all of my life. • I long for a piece of delicious chocolate.

Another Way To Look At It: • Homonyms: sound alike, spells alike (row/row) • Homophones: sound alike (to/too/two)

QUIZ • Homonyms • are words that have the same pronunciation, same spelling, but different meanings.

QUIZ • are words that have exactly the same sounds, but different spellings and meanings. • Homophones-

QUIZ • To, Too, and Two are examples of Homophones

QUIZ • Mail and male are examples of Homophones

QUIZ • Row and Row are examples of Homonyms

QUIZ • Long and Long are examples of Homonyms

QUIZ • Colonel and Kernel are examples of Homophones

Thank You☺☺ Made by Jyoti Chauhan Ref: Content used from English Grammar book.

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• The following words are examples of homonyms
• to, too, two
• great, grate
• heard, herd
• My daughter does knot no how to talk.
• The old man blue his nose.
• Reese mist the bus two school yesterday.
• fill in part 1 of the worksheet
• Look at part 2 of the worksheet. Fill in the meanings of as many homonyms as you can.
• Once you have finished you can check your answers with the next slide.

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