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    The document discusses homophones, which are words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings, and homographs, which are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, sometimes sounding alike and sometimes not. It provides examples of homophone pairs like pear/pair and knead/need and homograph pairs like lie/lie and tear/tear, and asks the reader to provide their own examples of homophone and homograph word pairs.

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    The document discusses homophones, which are words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings, and homographs, which are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, sometimes sounding alike and sometimes not. It provides examples of homophone pairs like pear/pair and knead/need and homograph pairs like lie/lie and tear/tear, and asks the reader to provide their own examples of homophone and homograph word pairs.

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    The document discusses homophones, which are words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings, and homographs, which are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, sometimes sounding alike and sometimes not. It provides examples of homophone pairs like pear/pair and knead/need and homograph pairs like lie/lie and tear/tear, and asks the reader to provide their own examples of homophone and homograph word pairs.

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    Homophones and Homographs

    Homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings and different spellings.
    Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. They can sound
    alike, but not always.
    HOMOPHONE WORDS
    Same sound, different spelling.

    HOMOGRAPH WORDS
    same OR different sound, same spelling

    pear (fruit)

    lie (untruth)

    pair (couple)

    lie (lie down)

    need (want)

    tear (in the eye)

    knead (massage dough)

    tear (rip)

    Can you think of any homophone or homograph pairs?


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