hire - as in to hire someone to do a job
The word "hire" is pronounced the same as "higher" but has a different spelling and meaning. "Hire" means to employ or rent someone, while "higher" refers to being at a greater distance vertically.
A homophone.
The word "sound" is both a homograph and a homonym. It is a homograph because it is spelled the same but has multiple meanings, and it is a homonym because it sounds the same but has different meanings depending on context (e.g. "a sound" as in noise, and "sound" as in solid or stable).
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings, origins, or spellings. Common types of homophones include homographs (same spelling, different meaning), homonyms (same spelling and pronunciation, different meaning), and heterographs (different spelling, same pronunciation).
False. They are synonyms ( they mean the same thing). Homonyms have the same spelling and the same pronunciation, but different meanings. (For the record, same sound, different meaning and spelling are homophones; same spelling, different sound and meaning are homographs.)
The homophone for "dear" is "deer." Both words sound the same but have different meanings.
Homophones.
Feat. It means accomplishment.
A homophone.
The word "sound" is both a homograph and a homonym. It is a homograph because it is spelled the same but has multiple meanings, and it is a homonym because it sounds the same but has different meanings depending on context (e.g. "a sound" as in noise, and "sound" as in solid or stable).
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings, origins, or spellings. Common types of homophones include homographs (same spelling, different meaning), homonyms (same spelling and pronunciation, different meaning), and heterographs (different spelling, same pronunciation).
False. They are synonyms ( they mean the same thing). Homonyms have the same spelling and the same pronunciation, but different meanings. (For the record, same sound, different meaning and spelling are homophones; same spelling, different sound and meaning are homographs.)
The homophone for "dear" is "deer." Both words sound the same but have different meanings.
Words that have the same meaning but different spelling are called homophones. These words sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Examples include "bare" and "bear", "to" and "too", "write" and "right".
No, sweat is not a homophone because it has a different spelling and meaning than other words that sound the same.
A homophone for lemon is "leaven." Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings. To use them correctly, be mindful of the context in which they are used and ensure you are spelling them correctly for the intended meaning. Practice can help differentiate between homophones in written and spoken language.
yes.