Definitions and Examples
What are synonyms? Give an example.
Words that mean the same or nearly the same thing. Example: Despicable/Evil
Their, there, and they're
Homophones
Are you doing well, after falling into that well?
Homographs
What is a homophone? Give and example.
Words that sound the same but have different meanings and are spelled differently. Example: Son/Sun
By, bye, buy
Homophones
There was a garage sale at my house last week. Lots of people sail on Lake Michigan.
Homophones
What is an antonym? Give an example.
Words that mean the opposite of another word. Example: Dark/Light
Close/Close, Address/Address, Train/Train
They are homographs.
'I will read a book', and 'I read a book yesterday'
Homographs
What is a homograph? Give an example
Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and different pronunciations. Example: Pretty/Pretty
Advice/Advise, Knew/New, Mail/Male
They are homophones.
'Yesterday I wound the bandage around the wound.' WOUND is a:
Homograph!
May/May, Tear/Tear, Minute/Minute
They are homophones.
There are some words that can be antonyms, they're also called opposites, however their spelling can be the same, for instance off “Alarm goes off”.
Homophones!