The words which are same in spelling and pronunciation but different in meanings are known as Homonyms.
Examples:
- Right, Write
- Left (verb), Left (noun)
- pen (A holding area for animals), pen (A writing instrument)
- Wound (injury), Wound (Wrap around)
Examples of homonyms used in sentences:
- Left– to leave
- Left– realted to the side of the human body
E.g.- I left my phone on the left side of the room.
- Pitcher- the player in baseball who throws the baseball from pitcher’s mound
- Pitcher- a large jug
E.g.- The baseball pitcher asked for a pitcher of water.
- Crane- a bird
- Crane- a machine used at construction sites
E.g.- The crane flew above the construction crane.
- Play- the game
- Play- to play (verb)
E.g.- While they are at the play, I’m going to play with the dog.
- Park- action of moving vehicle to a place usaully a car park
- Park- a public area close to nature
E.g.- She will park the car so we can walk in the park.
- Band- a small group of musicians and vocalists
- Banned- something that is disallowed or illegal
E.g.- The band is very popular but is banned in that country.
- Bear- an animal
- Bear- to tolerate
- Bare- naked or without covering
E.g.- The bear would bare his teeth in a display of aggression and the hunter was unable to bear.
Difference between Homophones and Homonyms
| Homophones | Homonyms |
| Homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different definitions. | The words which are same in spelling and pronunciation but different in meanings are known as Homonyms. |
| Dear – deer | Watch- watch |
| Dear – adjective -> beloved, often used to begin a letter
My dear johne, you are amazing! Deer – noun -> an animal |
Watch– Verb-> an action we do.
It is very interesting to watch a plant grow. Watch- Noun-> a hand watch I have a black watch. |
Some more words are written below for practice:
| abhorrent / aberrant accept / except ado / adieu adopt / adapt adverse / averse affect / effect afflict / inflict aggravate / irritateallude / elude allusion / illusion / delusion alternate / alternative ambiguous / ambivalent amicable / amiable amoral / immoral amuse / bemuse anecdote / antidote appraise / apprise assume / presume assure / ensure / insure aural / oral |
decent / descent / dissent definitely / definitively demur / demure didactic / pedantic disassemble / dissemble discomfit / discomfort discreet / discrete disillusion / dissolution disinterested / uninterested dual / duel economic / economical elusive / illusive emigrate / immigrate / migrate eminent / imminent eminent / imminent / immanent empathy / sympathy endemic / epidemic entitle / title entomology / etymology gibe / jibe gig / jig |
| envelop / envelope envy / jealousy epigram / epigraph epitaph / epithet especially / specially exalt / exult exercise / exorcise expedient / expeditious extant / extentfacetious / factious / fatuous farther / further faze / phase ferment / foment fictional / fictitious / fictive figuratively / literally flair / flare flaunt / flout flounder / founder fortunate / fortuitous |
gorilla / guerrilla grisly / gristly / grizzly hale / hail healthful / healthy hero / protagonist historic / historical hoard / horde homonym / homophone / homograph hone / home imply / infer incredible / incredulous indeterminate / indeterminable indict / indite inflammable / inflammatory ingenious / ingenuous insidious / invidious instant / instance intense / intensive / intent formerly / formally formidable / formative |
| laudable / laudatory lay / lie loath / loathe lose / loose luxuriant / luxurious marital / martial mean / median / average medal / meddle / mettle metaphor / simile moral / morale morbid / moribund nauseated / nauseous naval / navel objective / subjective optimistic / pessimistic palate / palette / pallet paradox / oxymoron parameter / perimeter parody / parity peak / peek / pique peddle / pedal / petal persecute / prosecute personal / personnel pore / pour practical / practicable pragmatic / dogmatic precede / proceed precedent / president predominate / predominant |
pretentious / portentous principal / principle prophecy / prophesy quote / quotation rebut / refute regrettably / regretfully reluctant / reticent respectfully / respectively sac / sack scrimp / skimp sensual / sensuous simple / simplistic stationary / stationery statue / statute than / then that / which their / there / they’re tortuous / torturous turbid / turgid unconscionable / unconscious unexceptional / unexceptionable venal / venial veracious / voracious wave / waive weather / whether / wether who / whom who’s / whose your / you’re |
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