MISSPELLED WORDS AND HOMOPHONES

By: Agustin and Mattie

What is a homophone?

A homophone is  two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling.

Purpose

The purpose of using homophones in literature is to create humorous effects by using words that have two or more meanings

Types of Homophones

Some homophones are similar in spelling, but different in meanings. They are called homographs. For instance, hail vs. hail. One hail means ice storm and the second means something that occurs in large numbers

Some of them have the same pronunciation but different meanings and these are called homonyms. For instance, cite, sight and site.

The homophones that have different spellings but are pronounced in the same way are called heterographs. For instance, write vs. right.

Contd.

The homophones that have multiple words or phrases, having similar sounds, are called oronyms. For instance, “ice cream”vs. “I scream”.

Pseudo-homophones are homophones that are identical phonetically. However, one of the pair of words is not a real word, such as groan/grone.

Examples

Be careful around the figurines because they break easily.

Press gently on the brake to slow the car down.

We saw a grizzly bear while vacationing in the mountains.

The cupboards are bare.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3prL9EHifw0

Misspelled Words

Work Cited

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3prL9EHifw0

http://literarydevices.net/homophone/

http://www.k12reader.com/term/homophones/