Homophones- Types and Examples
Word Wizard – Homophones
1. Homographs:
Bat: A nocturnal winged mammal.
Bat: A wooden tool used to hit the ball in different sports like baseball and cricket.
Cricket: An insect
Cricket: A sport
Letter: A single unit of the alphabet.
Letter: A written message to someone.
2. Heterographs:
Week: A duration of seven days.
Weak: Lacking physical strength.
Hair: Long, thin strands growing on a person’s head.
Hare: A large rabbit.
Pair: A set of two.
Pear: A sweet fruit.
3. Heteronyms:
Bass: The depth of sound.
Bass: A type of freshwater fish.
Lead: A metal
Lead: To guide from the front.
Present: A gift
Present: The current time.
Present: Being at a place.
Present: Give something to someone.
4. Oronyms:
Stuffy nose Stuff, he knows
Ice cream I scream
Minty Mint tea
5. Synophones:
Read Reed
Beat Bit
Effect Affect
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