Homonym

  • A Homonym is two different words that have the same pronunciation and spelling yet have different meanings.
  • An example is stalk (stalk of a flower) and stalk (to stalk a prey).

Homophone

  • .A Homophone is when two words have the same pronunciation but are not necessarily spelt the same way.
  • Examples are Ate and eight or Bow and bough.

 

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