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what are homophones and homographs ?give examples of each


sofiummerahad 28th Jul, 2022
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rajeevanand843 28th Jul, 2022

Hello

Homophones are words that sound the same but are different.Homophones may or may not have the same spelling. Here are some examples:

to/two/too

there/their/they're

pray/prey

Homographs are words that are spelled the same but are different.

Some examples are close ("to shut") and close ("nearby"); and bass ("deep") and bass ("the fish"). Homographs are confusing at first glance, but once you read them in the context of a sentence or hear them spoken aloud, you'll easily figure out which word is intended.

hope this information helps you

Best regards

Sakshi Singh 28th Jul, 2022

Hello,

Homophones are words that have same pronunciation but different meaning. Examples for homophones are: to, too and two have same pronunciation but very different meanings. Similarly elusive and illusive, new and knew, blue and blew, etc.

Homographs are words that have same spelling but used at different places for different context. Examples include bat for animal and in cricket, park for parking a car and playing park, fair for light skin texture and good, etc.

Hope it helps.

All The Best!!

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