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Homonyms - A big category--the umbrella—under which we find homophones and homographs.

Homophones= HOMO ("same") + PHONE ("sound") , pronounced the same, but different spellings and meanings.

Homonym = Homo (“same”) spelling and sound, but different meanings

Homographs= HOMO ("same") spelling GRAPHS ("writing")

different meanings and pronunciations

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HomonymsSame=spelling and pronunciationDifferent = meaning

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HomophonesSame = pronunciationDifferent = spellingand meaning

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Homophones are words Homophones are words that that soundsound alike...but alike...but have different spelling have different spelling

and meanings. and meanings.

to (going to)to (going to)

too (also)too (also)

two (number)two (number)

aloud - out loudaloud - out loud

allowed - to permitallowed - to permit

ate - to have eatenate - to have eaten

eight – the numbereight – the number

aisle - passagewayaisle - passageway

I’ll – I willI’ll – I will

isle – land mass

bold - to act daring or bravebold - to act daring or brave

bowled – to have played the bowled – to have played the game of bowlinggame of bowling

be- to existbe- to exist

bee – a four-winged insectbee – a four-winged insect

beet- a vegetablebeet- a vegetable

beat– to hit or strikebeat– to hit or strike

by - along side ofby - along side of

buy – to purchasebuy – to purchase

scent - smellscent - smell

cent – a pennycent – a penny

chews - to grind with teethchews - to grind with teeth

choose – to selectchoose – to select

dear - something or someone valueddear - something or someone valued

deer – an animaldeer – an animal

do - to performdo - to perform

due - oweddue - owed

dew – moisture on a surface in the morning

flower - a blossomflower - a blossom

flour– an ingredient for bakingflour– an ingredient for baking

hear - listen tohear - listen to

here - nowhere - now

He’ll - he willHe’ll - he will

heel – back part of the footheel – back part of the foot

heal – to cure

not - a word expressing denial; not - a word expressing denial; negationnegation

knot- loopknot- loop

meat - beef, pork, or chickenmeat - beef, pork, or chicken

meet – to get togethermeet – to get together

know - to be acquainted withknow - to be acquainted with

no - refusalno - refusal

missed - absent from the place missed - absent from the place expected to be foundexpected to be found

mist – spraymist – spray

there - in that placethere - in that place

their – belonging totheir – belonging to

they’re – they are

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