Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Oh My!

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What is a Homonym? Multiple Meaning Words

What is a Homophone? A word that has the same pronunciation, but has a different meaning
Examples:
Their, There, They're
To, Too, Two
Eye, I
Capitol, Capital
Principal, Principle


What is a Homograph?  A word that has the same spelling, but different pronunciations
Examples:
Desert-abandon
Desert-area of land

bass-instrument
bass-fish

close-nearby
close-to shut


Homophone Movie-Brainpop

Homonyms Movie-Discovery United Streaming











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