"Homonyms" with identical spelling, and identical pronuciation, resulting from the use of different root languages to form different parts of speech. The often-quoted examples are: * stalk : plant stem, or to follow someone in pursuit * bear : large animal, or to carry * left : the side opposite right, or the remainder, or past tense of to leave * Flute : a musical instrument, or a glass goblet, or (similarly) a groove or furrow * fluke : a whale's tale, or a lucky coincidence Another example is not really a homonym - the word "bank" is from the same source when applied to the edge of a river, or a savings institution, or a row of lights, or to turn an aircraft, or to cover a campfire. All derive from an activity associated with a river. The meanings have diverged from "turning" and "building" on a curving slope.
Homophones are words that sound alike but may be spelled differently and have different meanings.
bear, bare
to, two, too
dun, done
break, brake
rose, rose (a flower, stood up)
bread, bred
raise, raze
do, due
it is called a homophone
There is no difference in the pronunciation of some and sum but their meanings are different.
The main difference is in the spelling.... Favour (British) - against favor (US). Many US words have dropped the 'u' - other examples are... color, favor, humor etc... Other differences are in pronunciation - for example - the city of Kansas is pronounced 'can-sas', HOWEVER - 'Arkansas' - is pronounced 'Ar-can-saw'
Some words that can be made from the letters in pronunciation are:aacornactactionanantaptauctioncancantcaponcaptioncarcarpcartcatcitroncoinconcoopcoronacorncourtcrooncropIiconinincurinnionironitnapnationnipnitnonoonnornotnotionnounnunnutoaroilononionopinionororcaourpapanparpartpatpatroonpinpinionpitpoorportportionpotpourpoutpronounprotonranraspratriotroanrootroutruinrunrunttaptapirtintiptotoiltontonictootoptorntoucantourtraptriptrooptunicturnturnip
There are some contexts in which the words "may" or "might" have the same meaning as would.
It's how you say words in English, unlike in Latin and in languages based in/derived from Latin, English is not a phonetic language. A phonetic language is a language wherein the words are pronounced as they are spelled. Some English words can have the same spelling but different pronunciation, for example: * I like to read [ri:d]. * I have read [red] that book. Some words have different spelling but the same pronunciation, for example: * I have read [red] that book. * My favourite colour is red [red].
All these words have slightly different shades of meaning, but oblivious and comatose are similar in meaning to unconcscious.
Some examples of words that are pronounced the same but have different spelling and meaning are: "Flower" and "flour" "Meet" and "meat" "See" and "sea" "Two" and "to"
It determines the pronunciation.
Some examples of words that sound the same but have different meanings are "there," "their," and "they're"; "to," "two," and "too"; and "hear" and "here."
Some examples of words that sound the same but have different meanings are "pair" and "pear," "flower" and "flour," and "course" and "coarse."
Some words in English that sound like they come from Spanish include taco, salsa, siesta, hacienda, and fiesta. These words have been borrowed and adopted into English, preserving their Spanish pronunciation and meaning.
Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic are two distinct languages but they belong to the same Celtic language family. They share similarities in grammar and vocabulary but have distinct pronunciation and spelling differences. Speakers of one can often understand some words in the other.