They are homophones Read and read. He 'read' the book. He likes to 'read' the book.
Heterographs are words that sound the same but have different spelling and meaning. E.g. To, Too, Two.Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings. (note could have similar spelling). E.g. Gases or Gasses.Take a look at this for a complete explanation. Especially the chart:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophones
Homonyms refer to words that have different meanings and spelling but sound similar. Attention, infection and direction are examples of homonyms for affection.
a word's origins and use in other contexts affect the way we read it.
like just type it in the box
"Pronunciation" - the sound of words when spoken
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".
The words you described are homophones. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Examples include "two/too" and "right/write."
Sound-alikes or homophones are words that have varying methods of spelling, yet sound the same.
It is called a homophone. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.
Some words that sound like "shun" but have a different spelling include "churn", "run", and "sun".
Sound-alikes or homophones are words that have varying methods of spelling, yet sound the same.
NO they do not they are two different words that have different spelling
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).
read,live,Job
The words 'weigh' and 'way' sound alike but have different spellings. The words 'weight' and 'wait' also sound alike but have different spellings.
Homonym- words that share the same spelling and pronunciation, but have different meanings.
A homophone.