Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs If you are confused about the differences among Homonyms, homophones, and homographs, you're

in the right place to get it straightened out! Homonyms This is the big categorythe umbrellaunder which we find homophones and homographs. Homophones Homophones are words that sound alike, but have different meanings and spellings. They are the sets of words that you probably learned in elementary school, though your teacher may have used the broader category of homonyms. !amples of common homophones include" # their and there # hear and here # to, too, and two $egional accents may affect whether words are homophones. %or e!ample, in certain parts of the country, weather and whether sound the same. %or those of us in the &.'., due and do are pronounced alike, but in most (ritish accents, they sound different. Homographs Homographs are words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings and may have different pronunciations. !amples of common homographs include" # does and does He does like to run. )oes are female deer. *'ame spelling, different pronunciation.+ # wind and wind I can feel the wind in my hair. ,ind up the string before it gets tangled. *'ame spelling, different pronunciation.+

# well and well 'am doesn't feel well today. -ur neighbors are digging a new well. *'ame spelling, same pronunciation.+ -ne way to remember the difference between the terms homophone and homograph is by looking at the derivation of the words" H-.- */same/+ 0 1H-2 */sound/+ H-.- */same/+ 0 3$41H */writing/+