Homonyns, homophones, homographs

Review of homonyms, homophones, and homographs

1. Homophones
Homonyms and
Homographs

2. What do all of these words have in
common? How are they the same?
•Homophone
•Homonym
•Homograph
Each begins with the root word homo.
Homo means same.
All of these words have to do with sameness.

3. Homophone
Phone = sound
Homophone = same sound
Words that sound the same but have
different spellings are homophones.

4. HOMOPHONES
road - rode
I rode the bike yesterday.

5. HOMOPHONES
see-sea

6. HOMOPHONES
night-knight

7. Homonym
Nym = name
Homonyms = same name
Words that sound the same are
homonyms.

8. HOMONYMS
pen - pen

9. HOMONYMS
sink-sink

10. HOMONYMS
ferry-fairy

11. HOMONYMS
saw-saw

12. HOMONYMS
die-dye

13. Homographs
graph = writing
homograph = same writing
Words that have the same spellings but
sound different are homographs.

14. HOMOGRAPHS
bow - bow

15. HOMOGRAPHS
wind - wind

16. HOMOGRAPHS
tear-tear

17. HOMOGRAPHS
live - live
We live in a house. I saw the band play live.

18. REFRENCE
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