Antonyms
A homophone.
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Examples include "peace/piece," "there/their/they're," and "ate/eight."
Homophones are two words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Examples include "they're," "there," and "their."
Words that sound the same but have different meanings are called homonyms.
Those words are Homonyms! Because of them, we can have words like sail and sale, right and write, or even words spelled the same like nail and file, and have them sound the same while meaning completely different things.
A homophone.
homophone
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Examples include "peace/piece," "there/their/they're," and "ate/eight."
Homophones are two words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Examples include "they're," "there," and "their."
Words that sound the same but have different meanings are called homonyms.
Those words are Homonyms! Because of them, we can have words like sail and sale, right and write, or even words spelled the same like nail and file, and have them sound the same while meaning completely different things.
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
Homophones.
We call them homophones.
Sound-alikes or homophones are words that have varying methods of spelling, yet sound the same.
Sound-alikes or homophones are words that have varying methods of spelling, yet sound the same.
Words that sound the same but have different meanings are called homophones. Examples include "to," "too," and "two."