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HOMONYMS are words that sound alike but have different meanings. o 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. o 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).

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homonym Term Homonym Meaning Different Spelling Same Same Pronunciation Same Same or different

Homograph Different Homophone Different Heteronym Different Heterograp Different h Polyseme Capitonym

Same or different Same Same Different Different Same Same or different

Different but related Same Different when capitalized

Same except for Same or different capitalization

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Homographs are words with the same spelling, but sometimes different pronunciations.

bass (fish; instrument) lead (metal; go first) primer (textbook; undercoat of paint)

sewer (waste water pipe; one who sews) tear (drop of salty water; to pull apart)

Homophones are words with the same pronunciation, but sometimes different spellings.

cereal, serial hole, whole muscle, mussel pair, pare, pear to, too, two

Homonyms can be homographs, homophones, or both.

date (calendar time; fruit) fluke (whales tail fin; stroke of luck; flatworm) junk (garbage; Chinese ship) mullet (fish; hairstyle) tender (delicate; one who tends)

Heteronyms are homographs that arent homophones (same spelling, different pronunciation). Heterographs are homophones that arent homographs (same pronunciation, different spelling).

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