HOMONYMS are words that sound alike but have different

meanings.Homophones are a type of homonym that also sound alike and have different
meanings, but have different spellings.

HOMOGRAPHS are words that are spelled the same but have different
meanings. Heteronyms are a type of homograph that are also spelled the same and have
different meanings, but sound different.

WORDS THAT BOTH SOUND THE SAME AND ARE SPELLED THE SAME are
both homonyms (same sound) and homographs (same spelling). Example: lie (untruth)
and lie (prone); fair (county fair), fair (reasonable).

SUMMARY CHART
HOMONYM WORDS HOMOPHONE WORDS
SOUND type of homonym

same sound same sound

same OR different spelling different spelling

fair (county fair) pear (fruit)

fair (reasonable) pair (couple)
pear (fruit) Buzzy Bee Riddle #6; boo bee, booby
pair (couple) Buzzy Bee Riddle #14; hum bug, humbug
Buzzy Bee Riddle #6; boo bee, booby Buzzy Bee Riddle #13: cell, sell
Buzzy Bee Riddle #14; hum bug, humbug
Buzzy Bee Riddle #13: cell, sell

HOMOGRAPH WORDS HETERONYM WORDS

SPELLING type of homograph

same OR different sound different sound

same spelling same spelling

lie (untruth) tear (in the eye)

lie (lie down) tear (rip)
tear (in the eye)
tear (rip)
Buzzy Bee Riddle #4; spelling bee, spelling bee
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Same Sound / different meanings Same Spelling / different meanings

Homonyms Homophones Homographs Heteronyms

Different Spelling Different Sound

see (with your eye) see see

n/a n/a
sea (the ocean) sea sea
to (preposition) to to
too (as well) too too n/a n/a
two (2) two two
there there there
their (possessive) their their n/a n/a
they're (contraction) they're they're
bough (tree limb) bough bough bough
bow (front of a boat) bow bow bow bow
bow (at the waist) bow bow bow bow
bow (tied with ribbon bow bow bow
) bow bow bow
bow (shoots arrows)

lead (to guide) lead lead

lead (the metal) lead lead lead lead
led (guided) led led
lie (untruth) lie n/a
lie n/a
lie (lie down) lie lie
fair (appearance) fair fair
fair (county fair) fair n/a fair n/a
fair (reasonable) fair fair
bass (fish) bass bass
n/a n/a
bass (low note) bass bass
tear (in the eye)
n/a n/a
tear tear
tear (rip) tear tear