{"id":2573,"date":"2015-03-15T11:53:28","date_gmt":"2015-03-15T11:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/?p=2573"},"modified":"2026-04-04T21:19:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T21:19:32","slug":"homophones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/?p=2573","title":{"rendered":"Homophones?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two or more words that have the same sound or spelling but differ in meaning\u00a0 are\u00a0 homonyms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Generally, the term homonym<\/em> refers both to homophones<\/strong>: words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings, such as \u2018row\u2019 (Sp \u201cremar\u201d)<\/em> and \u2018row\u2019 (Sp \u201cfila\u201d<\/em>) and to homographs<\/strong> (words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, such as \u2018row\u2019<\/em> (above) and \u2018row\u2019<\/em> (= a kind of argument)<\/p>\n

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\u0394\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Click pic for \u00a0a list of\u00a0homonyms.\u00a0 \u21d1\u00a0 <\/strong>Those with a different pronunciation are in\u00a0bold<\/strong>.\"crow\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a4 \u00a0\u2192Homophones<\/a>:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Words with exactly the same pronunciation but different spelling and meaning. A homophone is generally considered a type of homonym<\/strong>. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u2192englishclub.com\/pronunciation\/homophones<\/strong>.htm\u21d0<\/a><\/p>\n

Click below \u2193 \u00a0spot the homophones<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\u21d2Quiz #\u00a001 \u21d0<\/a>\u00a0 (homophones?)\u00a0\u21d2<\/strong>Quiz # 02<\/a>\u00a0\u21d0<\/strong><\/h6>\n