Homograph Homonym Homophone In derivation homograph

Homograph, Homonym, & Homophone

In derivation, homograph means "same writing" homophone means "same sound“ homonym means "same name“

Meaning Homonym Homograph Homophone Different Spelling Same or different Pronunciation Same or different Same example bear present (n) present (v) write right

Homograph 同形異義字 A homograph is a word that has the same spelling as another word, but a different meaning and pronunciation. Ex: record (n), record (v). sow (v. so) – to plant seed sow (n. sau) – female pig

Homophone 同音異義詞 A homophone is a word that has the same pronunciation as another word, but whose meaning and/or spelling are different. Ex: knew, new; pair, pare, pear; to, too, two; see, sea

Homonym 同形同音異義字 A homonym is a word that has the same pronunciation and spelling as another word, but a different meaning. Ex: bear (v), bear (n).

fair Adj. 1. 公正的; 公平的; 誠實的 2. 尚可的, 一般的; 相當的[Z] 3. (皮膚)白皙的; (頭髮)金色的; (人)白膚金髮的 4. (天氣)晴朗的 5. (風向)順的; 順利的 6. 【舊】(婦女)美麗的 7. (言論, 諾言等)說得好聽的, 花言巧語的[B] 8. 【口】十足的, 真正的[Z][B] 9. (財產等)豐富的 N. 1. (定期)集市, 廟會 2. 商品展覽會; 博覽會 3. 義賣會 4. 【英】公共露天遊樂 bear n. [C] 1. 熊; 似熊的動物 2. 魯莽的人; 笨拙的人 3. 【美】【俚】佼佼者 4. (股市中)做空頭者; (對行情)看跌者 V 1. 支持, 承受; 承擔 2. 運送; 攜帶; 帶走[O] 3. 忍受; 經得起[+to-v][+v-ing][+that][O 2] 4. 容許 5. 佩帶; 擁有; 具有 6. 寫有, 印有, 帶有 7. 懷有, 對. . . 抱有[O 1][(+for/against)] 8. 生(小孩)[O 1]; 開(花); 結(果) 9. 產(莊稼); 生(利息) 10. 值得, 需要 11. (與oneself連用)表現

Homograph 同形異義字 bow She tied her shoelaces in a bow (bo). Some people bow (bau) before money. content He was content with his work. The contents of the letter are secret. lead The military band is leading the parade. Lead(led) is one of material to produce pencils.

tear This material tears (ter) easily. A grain of sand made my right eye tear(tir). wound The shot wounded(wund) her left arm. The stream wound(waund) its way through the village.

Different syllable stress abstract Some people say beauty itself is abstract. Do you agree? Harper made an abstract of his lecture. He abstracted the most important points from his long speech. digest The baby is too small to digest meat. This is a digest of the week's news.

desert Nobody likes to live in that desert region. All his friends have deserted him! object I don't know the names of the objects in this lab. Mother objected that Jimmy was too weak to take up the job.

Noun Verb (different sound) abuse /s/ excuse close house abuse /z/

Noun Verb insult But……. advice advise relief relieve practice practise belief believe thief thieve grief grieve shelf shelve

Homophone 同音異義詞 ad short for advertisement add short for addition allowed permitted aloud spoken ant insect aunt parent's sister band a group banned forbidden

Homophone 同音異義詞 bough bow tree branch front of a ship; respectful brake stopping device break to split apart cell a small room sell to exchange for money

Homophone 同音異義詞 cent one hundredth of a dollar scent an aroma sent dispatched council group of leaders counsel advisor die to become dead dye coloring agent

Homophone 同音異義詞 desert throw away dessert snack flea parasitic insect flee to run away hair grows from your head hare rabbit heal to cure of disease heel hind part of foot

idle not working idol object of worship lessen to reduce lesson a segment of learning plain not fancy plane a surface principal head of school principle causative force

Homophone 同音異義詞 rain precipitation reign sovereign rule rein horse's steering wheel scene visual location seen past tense of saw steal take unlawfully steel iron alloy waist between ribs and hips waste make ill use of

Homophone 同音異義詞 What is the highest building in New York? The Public Library has the most stories. (storey, story) Why are parliamentary(國會的) reports call “Blue books”? Because they are never red. (red, read)

Homophone 同音異義詞 What color would you paint the sun and the wind? The sun rose and the wind blue. (blue, blew) What is the most contradictory矛盾 的 sign seen in a library? To speak aloud is not allowed.

Homophone 同音異義詞 What is the most disagreeable month for soldiers? A long March. (March, march) What is the most like a hen stealing? A cock robin. (a cock robin, a cock robbing)

Homophone 同音異義詞 What trees come in twins ? Pear trees. (pear, Pair) What musical instrument should we never believe? Lyra. (lyra, liar)

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