what are homonysm and homophones explain the stable example
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5th Oct, 2021
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A homonym comes from Latin homonymum and Greek homonumon (a word) having the same name. It represents one of two or more words that are identical in sound or spelling but different in meaning. There are three kinds of homonyms:
- Homonyms: Those that sound and look alike ( bank , a slope; bank , a place for money; and bank , a bench or row of switches).
- Homophones: Words that sound alike but do not look alike ( coarse, course ).
- Homographs: Words that look alike but do not sound alike (the verb lead [LEED] and the metal lead [LED]
Homophones but not homonyms
- To, too, two
- Their, there, they’re
- Bear, bare
- Fair, fare
Homophones and homonyms
- Rose (flower), rose (past tense of “rise”)
- Bat (animal), bat (baseball)
- Bear (animal), bear (verb)
- Fair (festival), fair (equal)
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