1. Homophones Homonyms and Homographs
11ºA/B
Teacher: Danny A. Delgado

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 Telephone = across sound
Homophone = same sound
Words that sound the same but have different spellings are homophones.
Examples: petal / peddal or to / two / and too.

4. Homonym Nym = name Pseudonym = fake name Homonyms = same name
Words that sound the same and have the same spellings are homonyms.
Examples: bear / bear or stalk / stalk

5. Homographs graph = writing biography = life writing
homograph = same writing
Words that have the same spellings but sound different are homographs.
Examples: wind / wind or bass / bass

6. HOMONYMS HOMOPHONES HOMOGRAPHS
Multiple meaning words
Words that sound alike
Same spelling
Different pronunciation
Different meanings
The spruce tree
To spruce up
Addition for Math
Edition for a book
Desert = abandon
Desert = area of land
Suit yourself
Wore a suit
I want to go
I like it too
One plus one is two
Bass = fish
Bass = instrument
Weigh on the scale
Scale the wall
Capitol building
State capital
Close = nearby
Close = to shut
The price is fair
Let´s go to the fair
Pick a flower
Bake with flour
Bow = to bend down
Bow = ribbon