HOMOPHONES:
Instructions:
In your exercise booklet write down the definitions of
homophones, synonyms, and antonyms. Give one example of each.
What Are Homophones?
Homophones are words that have exactly the
same sound (pronunciation)
but different meanings and (usually) spelling.
For example, the following two words have the same sound,
but different meanings and spelling:
hour
our
In the next example, the two words have the
same sound
and spelling, but different meanings:
bear (the animal)
bear (to carry)
Usually homophones are in groups of two (our, hour),
but very occasionally they can be in groups of three (to, too, two)
or even four. If we take our "bear" example, we can add another
word to the group"
bare (naked)
bear (the animal)
bear (to tolerate)
"Our bear cannot bear to be bare at any hour."
The word homophone is made from two combining forms:
Homophones are words that have exactly the
same sound (pronunciation)
but different meanings and (usually) spelling.
For example, the following two words have the same sound,
but different meanings and spelling:
hour
our
In the next example, the two words have the
same sound
and spelling, but different meanings:
bear (the animal)
bear (to carry)
Usually homophones are in groups of two (our, hour),
but very occasionally they can be in groups of three (to, too, two)
or even four. If we take our "bear" example, we can add another
word to the group"
bare (naked)
bear (the animal)
bear (to tolerate)
"Our bear cannot bear to be bare at any hour."
The word homophone is made from two combining forms:
- homo- (from the Greek word "homos", meaning "same"
- -phone (from the Greek word "phone", meaning "voice" or "sound"