1. Homonyms

2. A homonym is a word that has the same spelling and sound as another word, but a different meaning.
 For example:
 saw (a cutting tool), and saw (the past tense of see) are homonyms.

3. Word origin: Greek, "having the same name"  homos = same
 onoma = name

4. Partial list of homonyms in English:
This book is very interesting /  I would like to book a flight to Paris.

5. The old lady couldn't walk fast / It is a religious fast
The old lady couldn't walk fast /  It is a religious fast. They turn left instead of right /  He left as soon as he could. That is a terrible lie /  You can lie on your back.

6. Your suitcase is  light /  There is nothing like the light of sun.
I hope that all is going well /  She lowered her bucket into the well for some water.

7. Homophones

8. A homophone is a word that has the same sound as another word, but a different meaning.  For example, meat and meet are homophones.
Word origin: Greek, "having the same sound"  homos = same
 phone = sound

9. Partial list of homophones in English:
 I am having a pain at the corner of my eye
This is between you and I.
You should be cooperative/  There is a bee in the room.
Access: n., admittance/  axis: n., a real or imaginary straight line going through a structure around which it revolves.

10. Illusion: n. an unreal or misleading image of perception. / elusion : n., escape.
I am doing this for you /  Four cups of tea, please. He is standing right here /  We couldn't hear anything. We arrived an hour ago /  This is our house.

13. There is a hole in your shirt / The whole room was quiet
There is a hole in your shirt / The whole room was quiet. They know everything about it / No, and that's final.
The sea was calm that day / It was too dark to see anything.

14. Heteronyms
Each of two or more words that are spelled identically but have different sounds and meanings, such as tear meaning “rip” , and tear meaning “liquid from the eye.”

15. A heteronym is a word that has the same spelling as another word, but different pronunciation and meaning. Word origin:
 Greek, "having a different name"  (hetero = different ,  onym = name)

16. Examples of heteronyms :
minute : sixty seconds , tiny
Natal : relating to one's birth , a region of southeast Africa

17. Homonym = same spelling + same pronunciation + different meaning Homophone = same pronunciation (with same spelling or not) + different meaning Heteronym = same spelling + different pronunciation + different meaning

18. Heteronym Homophone Homonym
same spelling
with same spelling or not
different pronunciation
same pronunciation
different meaning