Some examples of homonyms that are spelled the same:
two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
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.)
Homonyms are words that sound alike but have different meanings. They can also be spelled the same or differently.
I can provide a few examples of homonyms: bat (flying mammal) and bat (sports equipment), bear (animal) and bear (to carry), bow (weapon) and bow (to bend forward). Homonyms are words that are spelled or sound the same but have different meanings.
Sure! Here are 5 examples of homonyms: The wind blows through the trees. I need to wind my watch. The bear is in the bear of the forest. I will sew a button onto my shirt. The sow is eating slops in the barn.
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two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
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.)
They are called "homonyms".
Although "homonyms" are sometimes defined as sounding OR spelling the same, the precise definition requires both. (Sound alikes are "homophones".) Homonyms have different MEANINGS, normally as differing parts of speech (i.e. verb-noun, adjective-noun). Heteronyms are spelled alike but have different sounds and meanings. Examples of homonyms :Bear (animal or carry) / Left (direction or not taken) / Cast (to mold or a splint) Examples of homophones : bye-buy, see-sea, ate-eight, threw-through, to-too-two. Examples of heteronyms : dove (bird, did dive) wind (air, to crank) close (near, to shut)
Homonyms are words that sound alike but have different meanings. They can also be spelled the same or differently.
I can provide a few examples of homonyms: bat (flying mammal) and bat (sports equipment), bear (animal) and bear (to carry), bow (weapon) and bow (to bend forward). Homonyms are words that are spelled or sound the same but have different meanings.
Words that sound the same are called homophones. Examples of homophones : bear-bare, two-too, tea-tee. ---- Words that are spelled and pronounced the same, but have different meanings, are called homonyms. Examples of homonyms : left (past tense of leave, or a direction), bear (carry, or the animal) All homonyms are homophones but, as shown, not all homophones are homonyms.
two or more words having the same spelling but different meanings
Sure! Here are 5 examples of homonyms: The wind blows through the trees. I need to wind my watch. The bear is in the bear of the forest. I will sew a button onto my shirt. The sow is eating slops in the barn.
words that sounds the same but is spelt differently
Homonyms are words that share the same spelling or pronunciation but have different meanings. For example, the word "bat" can refer to a flying mammal or a piece of sports equipment used in baseball. Homonyms can be further categorized into homographs (same spelling, different meanings) and homophones (same pronunciation, different meanings). Understanding context is crucial for interpreting homonyms correctly.