All About Homophone, Homonym, and Homograph

I. Homophone

    Homophones are words that sound the same and may be spelled differently but have different meanings.
Example :
1) heal – I hope the cut will heal quickly.
2) heel - The heel of Jane’s shoe was worn.
Other common homophones:
3) cent, scent cell, sell be, bee eye, I hear, here
4) mail, male pair, pear sew, so to, two, too

II. Homonym
     Homonyms are words that sound the same and are spelled the same, but have different meanings. They are also known as multiple meaning words.
Example :
1) shed - Please put the shovel in the shed.
2) shed - Snakes shed their skin as they get bigger.
Other common homonyms:
3) fair, scale, suit, left, band, fine, pound, row, well, band

III. Homograph
      Homographs are words that are spelled alike but may have different pronunciations and different meanings. Some are pronounced the same, while others have different pronunciations.
Example :
1) present - Anna will present the award to the winner.
2) present – Jake bought a present for his friend.
Other common homographs:
3) conduct, project, desert, minute, content, subject, produce