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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 9th English Vocabulary Homonyms, Homophones
|
Sound |
Spelling | Meaning |
Example |
|
| Homophones | Same | Different | Different | none (not at all) nun (Reverend mother) |
| Homonyms | Same | Same | Different | current (up to date) current (flow to water) |
Homonyms:
Homonyms are words with similar sound and spelling, but with a different meaning.
Homophones:
Homophones are words with similar sounds but with different spelling and meaning.
Exercises
Write the homophones of the following word.
1. Write the homophone for the word for ‘loan’.
Answer:
lone
2. Write the homophone for the word for ‘were’.
Answer:
wear, where
3. Write the homophone for the word for ‘die’.
Answer:
dye
4. Write the homophone for the word for ‘allowed’.
Answer:
aloud
5. Write the homophone for the word for ‘bare’.
Answer:
bear
6. Write the homophone for the word for ‘son’.
Answer:
sun