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Homonyms
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are words SPELT and PRONOUNCED in an IDENTICAL way, but they have
*DIFFERENT MEANINGS *DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS EXAMPLES: He hit the BALL over the net. The prince met Cinderella at the BALL. |
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Homonyms
#You might be asked to use a particular word in a sentence as either a: NOUN ADJECTIVE VERB |
The BAT flew into the cave. (noun)
His cricket BAT was brand new. (noun) He will BAT first for his team. (verb) It is COLD in Alaska. (adjective) I need medication for my COLD. (noun) |
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Homonyms
More examples: *These words are exceptions and are pronounced differently. |
She loved her birthday PRESENT.
James will PRESENT the school with a trophy.* She wrote her essay in the PRESENT tense. Many people were PRESENT at the assembly. The athlete broke his previous RECORD. The RECORD has been replaced by the CD. I will RECORD your marks in the schedule. Her CONDUCT is exemplary. He will CONDUCT the orchestra. She is punctual to the MINUTE. The chip is the MINUTE brain of the computer. The OBJECT lay on the table. I OBJECT to your behaviour. |
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Homonyms:
Where do the word HOMONYM come from? |
comes from the Greek HOMO which means “SAME” and ONYM which means “NAME.”
When we talk about words, however, what should we use to define their names? The spelling or the pronunciation? Probably both. Homonyms, therefore, can be defined as two or more words that share the same spelling, or the same pronunciation, or both, but have different meanings. |
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Since there are several “types” of homonyms (e.g.,
- same spelling but different pronunciation, - same pronunciation but different spelling, - same spelling and same pronunciation), further categorization is needed. We can say that HOMONYMS represent the big category, from which 3 sub-categories emerge: |
HOMOPHONES
HOMOGRAPHS HETERONYMS |
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Homophones
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are words that are PRONOUNCED in the SAME WAY, but differ in:
SPELLING MEANING These words are confusing and often result in spelling errors. (two or more words that share the same pronunciation but have different meanings. They may or may not be spelled on the same way.) We talk ALOUD. We are ALLOWED to go. The BRAKE stops the car. Do not BREAK the glass! Let's stop for a BREAK. We PRAY for peace. The lion caught its PREY. |
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Homographs
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Homonyms that share the same spelling.
They may or may not have the same pronunciation. Examples: present (a gift) and present (to introduce), row (argument) and row (propel with oars) |
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Heteronyms
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Those are homonyms that share the same spelling but have different pronunciations.
That is, they are homographs which are not homophones. Example: desert (to abandon) desert (arid region) |
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Summary of:
Homonym Homophone Homograph |
Same spelling
Same pronunciation |
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Summary of:
Homonym Homograph Heteronym/Heterophone |
Same spelling
Different pronunciation |
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Summary of:
Homonym Homophone |
Same pronunciation
Different spelling |
