what are homophones and homographs? give examples of each
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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
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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.
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