Homographs, Heteronyms, Homonyms and Homophones
A description of what they are and the most commonly used one
HOMOGRAPHS:
- A word spelled the same
- A word with a different meaning
- A word that sounds the same
| Word | 1st Example/Meaning | 2nd Example/Meaning | 3rd Example/Meaning |
| Kid | Young deer | To trick someone | Playful child |
| Key | on a piano | on a keyboard | a metal devise to open doors or locks |
| Match | used for lighting fires | a game | to equal |
| Mint | A herb, leaf for cooking | place where money is coined | perfect condition |
| Organ | A musical instrument | parts of the body eg. The heart | |
| Mummy | A mother | ancient Egyptian preserved body | |
| Lock | to close/fasten a door | curl of hair | section of channel closed by gates |
| Jam | fruit preserves – preparation of fruits | something that is stuck somewhere | |
| Flat | a flat surface | a place to live in | |
| Interest | the interest you receive from the bank on your savings or that you pay on a loan. | to be interested in something | |
| Lie | to be untruthful | to lie down | |
| Fair | to be reasonable | a country fair | |
| Bank | where you deposit your money | land along a river | |
| Bow | front of a boat | tied with a ribbon | shoots arrows |
HETERONYMS:
- A word that sounds different
- A word that is spelled the same
- A word with a different meaning
| Word | 1st Example/Meaning | 2nd Example/Meaning |
| Tear | Tears come from the eyes. Water in the eye. | My trousers need fixing, I have a tear in the material. |
| Wind | The wind was blowing all night and really disturbed my sleep. | Don’t forget to wind up your watch, before going to bed. |
| Lead metal | Lead is a chemical element and a heavy metal, that is denser than most materials. | Take the lead and show us the way – to guide. |
| Minute | The mouse is minute, next to the elephant. Tiny | There are 60 minutes in 1 hour |
| Excuse | to let someone off | a reason or an explanation |
| Invalid | not valid | a person who is ill |
| Object | to complain | a thing |
| Perfect | exactly correct | to make it correct |
| Resume | to start again | a document of experience |
| Row | a line | a fight |
| Sow | to plant a seed | a pig |
| Desert | to leave | arid, sandy region |
HOMONYMS
- A word that sounds the same
- A word with a different meaning
| Sea (the ocean) | See (with your eyes) | |
| Their (possessive) | They’re (contraction) | |
| lead (to guide) | lead (the metal) | led (to be guided) |
| To (preposition) | Too (as well) | Two (2) |
Homophones:
- A word that sounds the same.
- A word with a different meaning.
- A word that is spelled different.
| Break (to separate) | Brake (belonging to the car) | |
| By (besides, near) | Buy (buy a car, buy groceries) | Bye (say goodbye) |
| Here (location) | Hear (with the ears) | |
| To (preposition) | Too (as well) | Two (2) |
| Stationary (not moving) | Stationery (pens, pencils) | |
| Compliment (flatter) | Complement (things that go well together) | |
| Coarse (movement, water going through ….) | Course (education program, direction, course of events, meal, golf) | |
| Whole (complete, entire) | Hole (a hollow place in something solid) | |
| Stare (gazing, look) | Stair (single step) | |
| Know (to be aware of something) | No (the opposite to yes) | |
| Affect (a verb meaning to impact or change) | Effect (mostly a noun and is the effect of a change) | |
| Vein (a noun which means a vessel that transports blood) | Vane (a noun meaning a thin plate of wood, used to indicate the direction of weather and wind) | Vain (to show undue pride and preoccupation in one’s appearance) |
| Accept (is to receive) | Except (is to exclude) | |
| Cash (is a physical form of money – a legal tender or coins given in exchange of a service or goods) | Cache (a temporary storage in computing or memory that allows fast access to data) |
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