2. Homonyms and Homophones
Class : 7th
English Grammar

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

4. 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 …??

5. 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.

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

7. 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:

8. Can you think of another example?

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

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

11. For example: Row/ Row 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.

12. Can you think of another example?

13. 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.

14. REVIEW : Homonyms Homophones Pronunciation (Sound) Same Spelling
Different
Meaning
Examples
Row; Row
Mail; Male

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

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

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

18. QUIZ
To, Too, and Two are examples of
Homophones

19. QUIZ
Mail and male are examples of
Homophones

20. QUIZ
Row and Row are examples of
Homonyms

21. QUIZ
Long and Long are examples of
Homonyms

22. QUIZ
Colonel and Kernel are examples of
Homophones

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Ref: Content used from English Grammar book.