Homonyms, Homophones and Homographs: Vocabulary Building

by Manik Joshi

Overview

HOMONYMS- Homonym is a word that is spelled like another word (or pronounced like it) but which has a different meaning, for example, Key meaning 'set of answer to problems' and Key meaning 'button on computer keyboard'. The state of being a homonym is called homonymy. Very Important Note: In Strict Sense, Homonyms have the same spelling, same pronunciation, and different meanings. HOMONYMS in Strict Sense: - Same Spelling / Same Pronunciation / Different meaning --- Homonyms are also known as "Multiple Meaning Words". Examples: fare, principal, etc.-- Fare -- a passenger --- Fare - price ----- Principal -- most important --- Principal -- head of a school ----- In Wider Sense, Homonyms can also include words that have the same or similar pronunciation (but different spelling) or same spelling (but different pronunciation). In the first situation, they are called 'HOMOPHONES' In the second situation, they are called 'HOMOGRAPHS'. HOMONYMS In Wider Sense: -HOMOPHONES: Different Spelling / Same or Similar Pronunciation / Different meaning --- Note: -'Homophones' are also called 'Heterographs'. Homophones are also known as "Sound-Alike Words". Examples: ad/add, know/no, etc. -- ad -- advertisement --- add -- to include ----- know -- to have information --- no - refusal ----- HOMOGRAPHS: Same Spelling / Different Pronunciation / Different meaning --- Note: 'Homographs' are also called 'Heterophones'. Examples: bow, lead, etc. - Bow (noun) -- [Pronunciation -- boʊ] -- a weapon used for shooting arrows --- Bow (verb) -- [Pronunciation -- baʊ] -- to move your head forwards and downwards ----- Lead (noun) -- [Pronunciation -- led] -- a metallic element Lead (verb) -- [Pronunciation -- li: d] -- to go in front 100 HOMONYMS ALONG WITH THEIR MEANINGS: Sample This: 01. Accident- 1. Accident -- an event in which injury or damage is caused in or by vehicle --- 2. Accident -- something that happens unexpectedly ----- 02. Action- 1. Action -- a legal process --- 2. Action -- fighting in a war ----- 03. Alight- 1. Alight -- on fire --- 2. Alight -- to get out of a vehicle ----- 04. Angle- 1. Angle -- inclination of two lines with each, measure in degrees --- 2. Angle -- to catch fish ----- 05. Arch- 1. Arch -- curve; semicircle --- 2. Arch - mischievous 600 HOMOPHONE PAIRS ALONG WITH THEIR MEANINGS: Sample This: - 01. Abhorrent / Aberrant- 1. Abhorrent -- causing hatred for moral reasons --- 2. Aberrant -- unusual and socially unacceptable ----- 02. Accede / Exceed- 1. Accede -- to agree --- 2. Exceed -- to surpass ----- 03. Accept / Except- 1. Accept -- to admit --- 2. Except -- apart from ----- 04. Acclamation / Acclimation- 1. Acclamation -- loud and enthusiastic welcome --- 2. Acclimation -- the process of getting used to a new climate or situation ----- 05. Adapt / Adept / Adopt- 1. Adapt -- to adjust or modify --- 2. Adept - skillful --- 3. Adopt -- to become legal parents of somebody's child 150 HOMOGRAPHS ALONG WITH THEIR MEANINGS AND PRONUNCIATION: Sample This: 01. Absent- 1. Absent [æbsənt] (adjective) -- not present --- 2. Absent [æb'sent] (verb) -- to not be in a place ----- 02. Abuse- 1. Abuse [əbjus] (noun) - misuse --- 2. Abuse [əbjuz] (verb) -- to misuse something ----- 03. Accent- 1. Accent ['æksənt] (noun) - pronunciation --- 2. Accent [æk'sent] (verb) -- to put emphasis on a part of something ----- 04. Address- 1. Address [ædres] (noun) -- details of the place where you live or work; postal address --- 2. Address [ədres] (verb) -- to make a formal speech ----- 05. Advocate- 1. Advocate [ædvəkət] (noun) -- a supporter of something --- 2. Advocate [ædvəkeɪt] (verb) -- to support something publicly

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781500500252
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	01/25/2014
Series:	English Word Power , #3
Pages:	126
Sales rank:	261,486
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.27(d)

About the Author

Manik Joshi was born on Jan 26, 1979 at Ranikhet and is permanent resident of Haldwani, Kumaon zone of India. He is an Internet Marketer by profession. He is interested in domaining (business of buying and selling domain names), web designing (creating websites), and various online jobs (including 'self book publishing'). He is science graduate with ZBC (zoology, botany, and chemistry) subjects. He is also an MBA (with specialization in marketing). He has done three diploma courses in computer too. ManikJoshi.com is the personal website of the author.