Tear (a hole or split in something caused by it having been pulled apart forcefully) and tear (a drop of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in a person's eye when they cry or when the eye is irritated) are homographs.
The first is a homophone of tare.
The second is a homophone of tier.
Unicorn doesn't have a homophone because it's a mythical creature in which is a singular noun but can be plural by saying unicorns
Aunt is a homophone. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings, like aunt (your parent's sister) and ant (the insect). Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, like tear (tear in your eye) and tear (rip).
Homophone: "Summer" Homograph: "Bow" (as in bow tie or bow and arrow)
"Choose" is a homograph, as it has the same spelling but different meanings when pronounced differently. It is not a homophone or homonym.
Yes, a homophone can be a homograph. For instance "desert" is a homophone for "dessert" when desert has the meaning of abandon. Desert is also a homograph when it means both abandon, and a dry place.
Unicorn doesn't have a homophone because it's a mythical creature in which is a singular noun but can be plural by saying unicorns
Aunt is a homophone. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings, like aunt (your parent's sister) and ant (the insect). Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, like tear (tear in your eye) and tear (rip).
Tear is a homograph, so it has two sets of homophones depending on its pronunciation.When "tear" is pronounced with the long "a" sound, as in "please tear the coupon out of the newspaper," its homophone is tare.When "tear" is pronounced with the long "e" sound, as in "a single tear rolled down her cheek," its homophone is tier.
Homograph
homophone
Idiom Homograph Homophone Idiom Simile Homophone Homophone Idiom Homophone Idiom Simile Homograph Simile Homophone Simile
Homophone: "Summer" Homograph: "Bow" (as in bow tie or bow and arrow)
"Choose" is a homograph, as it has the same spelling but different meanings when pronounced differently. It is not a homophone or homonym.
Homograph or a homoglyph
"Content" is a homograph.
Yes, a homophone can be a homograph. For instance "desert" is a homophone for "dessert" when desert has the meaning of abandon. Desert is also a homograph when it means both abandon, and a dry place.
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