Homonym vs. Homophone
Homonym vs. Homophone
Homonym (noun) is one of a group of words that are spelled and pronounced the same way but have different meanings.
Here is an example: rose, rose
1. "I rose to the occasion."
2. "I like the smell of a rose."
Here is another example: miss, miss
1. "I miss my mom when she is at work."
2. "I missed my train because I wasn't paying attention."
Homophone (noun) is one of a group of words that are pronounced the same way but have different meanings and different spellings.
Here are some examples: they, there, and they're
1. "They are in my class."
2. "There is the ticket we've been looking for."
3. "They're going to be late if they don't leave soon."
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