Homonyms & Homophones

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Homonyms or Homophones

Homonyms are words that are pronounced the same, usually spelled the same, and have different meanings.

Homophones are words that are pronounced the same, usually spelled differently, and have different meanings.

Here are some examples of homonyms and homophones:

Ark (boat), Arc (part of a circle)

bank (the side of a river), bank (a place to keep money)

hare (rabbit), hair (grows on the human head)

their	cellar	sale	scene	dye
there	seller	sail	seen	die
isle	so	great	flour	lain
aisle	sew	grate	flower	lane
here	pair	not	threw	made
hear	pear	knot	through	maid

Directions: Match the homonym or homophone from above with the correct definition below.

	a single situation or conversation in a play

	basement

	past and past participle of MAKE

	used to make a word or group of words negative

	to stop living

	of or relating to them or themselves

	this place

	the act of selling

	to stain or color usually permanently

	one who sells

	two things that match or are meant to be used together

	past participle of SEE

	that place

	to make into small particles by rubbing against something rough

	a narrow way or road usually between fences, hedges, or buildings

	to take in through the ear

	an interlacing (as of string or ribbon) that forms a lump or knob

	a female servant

	large in size: not little or small

	a passage between sections of seats (as in a church or theater)

	to join or fasten by stitches

	past participle of LIE

	a fleshy fruit that grows on a tree related to the apple and is commonly larger at the end opposite the stem

	a plant cultivated or outstanding for its blossoms

	past of THROW

	a sheet of fabric (as canvas) used to catch wind to move a craft through water

	finely ground powdery meal of wheat or of any cereal grain or edible seed

	island

	in a manner or way that is indicated or suggested

	in at one end and out the other

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