1. Homonyms, Homographs, and Homophones
What’s the difference?
What are some examples of each?

2. Homonyms: Words that have the same spelling and same pronunciation, but different meanings.

3. Lying: The books were lying on the table.
Lying caused Pinocchio's nose to grow.

4. Watch:
I like to watch TV.
Please set your watch for the correct time.

5. Page: Please open your book to page 15.
The nurse went to page the doctor.

6. Pen: The papers were corrected with a red pen.
The pig was in the pen eating grass.

7. Play: The dog likes to play with his ball.
He was the star of the school play.

8. Homographs: Words that have the same spelling, but different pronunciations and meanings.

9. Bow: The dog has a red bow around its neck.
He took a bow after his performance.

10. Scale: It is very difficult to scale a mountain.
The scale will tell us how much you weigh.

11. Tear: A single tear ran down my cheek.
Do not tear pages out of the book.

12. Row:
Row the boat to shore.
The chairs were lined up in a row.

13. Sink:
Wash your hands in the sink.
Please help me before I sink.

14. Homophones: Words that have the same pronunciation but different spelling and different meanings.

15. See & Sea: When you look through a telescope you can see stars.
The sea tortoise lives in the ocean.

16. Meet & Meat: It was a pleasure to meet you.
I love eating meat for dinner.

17. Blue & Blew: The little bow loved the blue balloon.
Allison blew bubbles for her little brother.

18. Pair & Pear:
In order to play the game, you must roll the pair of dice.
I would like a fresh pear for breakfast.

19. Ate & Eight:
She ate the last strawberry.
My favorite number is eight.