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Homophones, homonyms, & homographs

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1 Homophones, homonyms, & homographs
What they are and how to use them correctly.

2 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

3 homophones 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

4 homographs 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)

5 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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