Homonyms in English grammar. Let’s learn Homograph and homophone. Examples of homophones. Examples of homograph. English grammar for GPSTR.
In this post we will learn meaning and examples of homonyms. Here we have provided meaning and examples of homophones. And also learn meaning and examples of homograph.
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Homonyms
1. What is Homograph?
2. List of Homograph and examples
3. What is Homophone?
4. List of Homophone and examples
What are Homonyms?
Homonyms are two or more words with the same spelling or pronunciation, but with different meanings. These words can sometimes be confusing.
The word homonym comes from the Greek word ‘homonymos’ which means ‘having the same name’.
The prefix ‘homo’ means the same, and the suffix ‘nym’ means name. Therefore, homonyms are two words that look and/or sound exactly alike.
Example:
1. Bat: a piece of equipment you use in some sports.
2. Bat: he name of an animal.
Difference between homograph and homophone:
What is Homograph?
One of two or more words spelled alike but different in meaning or derivation or pronunciation.
E.g: the bow of a ship, a bow and arrow)
What is Homophone?
Each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling.
E.g: new and knew
Homograph examples:
1. bat – used in cricket; a type of animal
2. park – an area for amusing children; garage the vehicle
3. minute- microscopic; a common measuring unit of time
4. fine- well; penalty
5. fair- light-colored; honesty
6. crane – a bird species; a vehicle for construction
7. type- a distinctive category; to type out in keyboard
8. bear- the power of endurance and survival; a type of wild animal
9. wave-wave found in the sea; hand gesture.
10. bow- a piece of equipment; a gesture of conveying respect
11. lead- a type of metal; directing and guiding a team
12. bark- a part of the tree; dog’s barking
13. skip- jump over; to miss out absent-mindedly
14. letter- alphabetical letters; the traditional way of communication.
15) Miss – Unmarried women ; Miss – Overlook
16) Pluck – Remove feathers ; Pluck – Bravery
17) Blue – Colour ; Blue – Sadness
18) May – Unsure ; May – Month
19) Object – Disagree ; Object – Item
20) Tear – Cry ; Tear – Rip
21) Bear – To endure ; Bear – Animal
22) Close – Connected ; Close – Lock
23) Lean – Thin ; Lean – Rest against
24) Bow – Bend forward ; Bow – Front of a ship
25) Lead – Metal ; Lead – Start off in front
26) Skip – Jump ; Skip – Miss out
27) Fair – Appearance ; Fair – Reasonable
28) Quail – Cower ; Quail – Bird
29) Plain – Ordinary ; Plain – Flat
Homophone examples:
1. buy, by, bye
2. cell, sell
3. eye, I
4. flour, flower
5. ate, eight
6. bare, bear
7. hear, here
8. hour, our
9. know, no
10. knight, night
11. mail, male
12. meat, meet
13. right, write
14. die, dye
15. heal, heel
16. sea, see
17. sole, soul
18. son, sun
19. steal, steel
20. tail, tale
21. to, too, two
22. ate, eight
23. buy, by
24. sight, site
25. some, sum
26. weight, wait
Some exercise for practice:
Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
1. All ………….Mr Khan will …………. the proposal, (accept, except)
2. Kindly …………. if the …………. has been signed, (check, cheque)
3. Soon after I gave him the next ……. of the medicine, he began to …….. (dose, doze)
4. The wound on her …………. took a long time to ………….. (heel, heal)
5. I …………. that a meeting is going to take place …………. (here, hear)
6. The …………. of our school is a man of …………. (principal, principle)
7. Priyanka ate …………. mangoes, so she is now suffering from a …………. throat. (sore, sour)
8. The thieves could not …………. the jewelers because it was lying in a locked …………. almirah. (steel, steal)
9. Here is an interesting …………. about a fox that lost its …………. (tail, tale)
Answer:
1. except, accept
2. check, cheque
3. dose, doze
4. heel, heal
5. hear, here
6. Principal, principle
7. sour, sore
8. steal, steel
9. tale, tail
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