Homonyms, Homographs, Homophones

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Homonyms, Homographs, Homophones

• Whats the Difference?

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Homonyms

• Words that have the same pronunciation and same
  spelling but different meanings.

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Heres an example

• Row Vs. Row
• They have the same spelling, same pronunciation,
  but DIFFERENT meanings.

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Row Vs. Row

• Row use oars to move a boat
• I had to row the boat for three hours.
• Row a line of objects
• I see a row of wonderful students in front of me.

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Homonyms (continued)

• Remember homonyms have the SAME pronunciation,
  SAME spelling, but DIFFERENT
• MEANINGS

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Can you think of another example?

• Long Vs. Long
• Long having great length
• This building has a very long hallway.
• I had to wait a long time in the dentists
  office.
• Long to desire or yearn greatly
• I have longed for this moment all of my life.
• I long for a piece of delicious chocolate.

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Homographs

• Words that have the same spelling but DIFFERENT
  pronunciations and DIFFERENT meanings.

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Heres an example

• Lead Vs. Lead
• Lead (long e) go in front of
• Lead (short e) a soft, heavy metal
• They have
• Same spelling
• Different pronunciation
• Different meanings

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Can you think of another example?

• Read vs. Read
• Read (long e)
• I will read this book tomorrow. (future tense)
• I am reading Bridge to Terabithia right now.
  (present tense)
• Read (short e)
• Have you read a good book recently? (past tense)

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Homophones

• Words that have exactly the same sounds, but
  different spellings and meanings.
• DIFFERENT spelling
• SAME pronunciation
• DIFFERENT meanings

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Here is an example

• To / Too / Two
• To I will go to the store.
• Too Are you in that class too? (also)
• Two There are two cows standing next to the
  fence. (number)

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Homophones(sound alike)

• Notice
• Each of these words sound alike, but they are
  spelled differently and have different meanings
• To
• Too (also)
• Two (number)

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Can you think of another example?

• Mail Vs. Male
• Mail letters/packages
• The mail (letter) will arrive on Tuesday.
• Male boy/man
• Male is the opposite of female.

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HomophonesAnother example

• Colonel Vs. Kernel
• Colonel an officer in the U.S, Army, Air Force,
  etc.
• He was a very strict colonel.
• Kernel a grain or seed (corn)
• I like to eat popcorn kernels.

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REVIEW
Homonyms Homographs Homophones
Pronunciation (Sound) Same Different Same
Spelling Same Same Different
Meaning Different Different Different
Examples Row Row Lead Lead To Too Two Mail Male
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Another Way To Look At It

• Homonyms sound alike, spelled alike (row/row)
• Homographs spelled alike (lead/lead)
• Homophones sound alike (to/too/two)

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QUIZ
Homonyms

• ______________ are words that have the same
  pronunciation, same spelling, but different
  meanings.

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QUIZ
Homographs

• ______________ are words that have the same
  spelling but different pronunciations and
  different meanings.

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QUIZ
Homophones

• ______________ are words that have exactly the
  same sounds, but different spellings and meanings.

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QUIZ

• To, Too, and Two are examples of ______________.

Homophones
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QUIZ

• Mail and male are examples of ______________.

Homophones
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QUIZ

• Lead and Lead are examples of ______________.

Homographs
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QUIZ

• Row and Row are examples of ______________.

Homonyms
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QUIZ

• Long and Long are examples of ______________.

Homonyms
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QUIZ

• Colonel and Kernel are examples of ______________.

Homophones
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QUIZ

• Read and read are examples of ______________.

Homographs
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