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Example of homophones and homographs. Where homographs look the same and homophones sound the same homonyms are a combination of the two. Bow to. I enjoy working in the garden in the spring.

Here is the list of homographs in english. Homographs mean the words written in the same way ie. For example bass can mean either a type of wood fish or voice.

Are words that sound alike but have different spellings and different meanings. Gum n short for chewing gum or bubble gum Gum n the soft pink flesh above your teeth. The two words above sound the same but they do not mean the same thing.

HOMONYMS are words that. There are several homophones in the English language that almost everyone gets confused. I found the original PowerPoint online from a Google search and added just a few th.

However your injuries will heal over time. Homophone homograph and homonym all start with the Greek word homos which means same. They also have different spellings.

Take for example the word lead. Homographs and Homophones There are actually two types of homonyms. Now that you know what they are here are 40 examples of homographs.