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What is HOMONYMS?

10th Aug, 2021

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HOMONYMS

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When words are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings, then they are called homonyms . When they are just spelled the same but sound different and have different meanings, then they are homographs .

Below are the examples:
HOMOPHONE ? Same spelling with different Meanings.

・SIGN
Gesture or action.
The teacher gave him the thumbs-up sign.
Write one’s name to identify oneself as the writer or sender.
You forgot to sign the paper.

・FLY
Small flying insect.
I have seen a fly on the table.
Move or be hurled quickly through the air.
Let us fly a kite

・TIE
A strip of material worn around the collar
My brother has fixed his tie.
Achieve the same score or ranking as another competitor or team.
They ended round 2 in a tie.

・WATCH
A small, portable timepiece
I want buy a black watch.
To keep in view
I want to watch on TV.

・TEAR
Pull or rip
I’ll tear the white paper.
This fluid appearing in or flowing from the eye as the result of emotion, especially grief.
She left the room in tears.

・PEACH
Fruit tree.
I like peach.
Color
My favourite colour is peach.

Exercises: STUDENT
Give at least 5 examples of each word

Activity: TEACHER-STUDENT
A teacher will give 5 words with same spelling but with different meanings. Make sure to give examples when you hear each word.


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