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what are homophones and homographs? give examples of each


Meer Yawar 18th Mar, 2022
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Ayush Maurya 18th Mar, 2022

Hello there

Talking about the definition of both then homophones  are the words which sound the same but have different meanings and spellings whereas homographs are spelled the same but different in meaning or pronunciation.

Homographs-

Bear - To endure ; Bear - Animal.

Close - Connected ; Close - Lock.

Lean - Thin ; Lean - Rest against.

Bow - Bend forward ; Bow - Front of a ship

Homophones-

buy, by, bye

cell, sell

dew, do, due

eye, I

I hope it helps you !

Thank you!

Sree Student Expert 18th Mar, 2022

Dear aspirant,

**Homonyms and Homophones definition and examples:

>> Homonyms: Homonyms are defined as words which have same pronounciation or same spelling but has different meanings.

Example: Address – Address, Ring - Ring,  Ban  d – Band, Right - Right,   Bat – Bat,   Match – Match, Rock - Rock, M   ean – Mean.

>> Homophones: Homophones are defined as words which has same pronounciation but different meanings or origin or spellings.

Examples: Maid - Made, Weight - Wait, Dual - Duel etc.

May this information was useful.

Good Luck!!

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